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    • Stay Safe
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      • Play Types Toolkit
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Author: Zoe Sills

The importance of risk in childhood play experiences

7 August 2024

Ask any group of adults about their most stand-out play memories and two…

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Scotland’s Play Charter

Scotland’s Play Charter describes our collective commitment to play for all children and young people. Supporters of the Charter know that children have the right to play and value play as an essential part of children’s health and wellbeing as individuals and part of the community.

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Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

  • Galleon Centre
  • West College Scotland
  • Parkour UK
  • St Peter’s RC Primary School
  • Black Lion Games
  • PlayBoard NI
  • Support for Families
  • Crossmichael Primary School
  • Woodlands Family Nurture Centre
  • Caldercuilt Primary School & Nursery
  • Earthtime for All Ltd
  • What’s on Inverbervie Community
  • Enterprise Childcare
  • Carli’s Kindergarten
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • St Boswells Primary School
  • C.O.J.A.C. Caring Operations Joint Action Council
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • Creative STAR
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • Almond Park Nursery
  • Task Childcare Services
  • St David’s Primary RC
  • Dirleton Playgroup
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Seahorse Nursery
  • Smart Play Network
  • Scottish Out of School Care Network
  • Bikeability
  • Hyndland After School Club
  • St Thomas Playgroup
  • St Sylvester’s Primary School
  • Outdoor Cleghorn
  • Play Torbay
  • Falkirk Community Trust Libraries
  • Springfield Primary School
  • Cairnsmoir Connections
  • Stirling Play Services, Stirling Council
  • Fenton Barns Nursery
  • Kinneil Primary School and Early Years Campus
  • Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens
  • Support, Help and Integration in Perthshire
  • Linnvale Primary
  • Beatlie Primary School
  • Edinburgh and Lothians Out of School Care Network
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Eyemouth Primary School
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • Park Primary School
  • Stirling ELC
  • Interactive Play Scotland
  • Eastmuir Primary School
  • Knightswood Primary
  • Cornerstone Nursery
  • Muck Primary School
  • Barnardo’s Scotland
  • Sciennes Primary School
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig
  • SPELL
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • Abbey Mill Childcare
  • Holy Cross Nursery Class
  • Play Midlothian
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • East Pollockshields Out of School Care
  • Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Home-Start Lorn
  • ASH Scotland
  • Glebelands Nursery
  • Whiteinch Centre
  • Childcare in the Community
  • Include Me 2 Club
  • The Destiny Project
  • Forestry and Land Scotland
  • Argyle Bridge Children’s Nursery
  • Early Steps Nursery
  • Youth Scotland
  • TIGERS
  • Chatelherault Nursery & ASC
  • Fountainhall Nursery
  • Antonine Primary School
  • Firpark Primary School
  • Camperdown Primary School and Nursery
  • Home-Start East Fife
  • New College Lanarkshire
  • The Creativity Portal
  • Musselburgh Burgh Primary School
  • YouthLink Scotland
  • Little Scallywags Nursery
  • Iona Primary Early Years
  • Broomhill OOSC
  • Grange Primary School
  • St Martin’s Primary School and Nursery
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • Living Streets Scotland
  • Arran High School
  • Boomerang Community Centre
  • Whiteness Primary School
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
  • Tinies
  • TICTACS After School Service
  • Battlefield Primary ASC Association (BPASCA)
  • Chanonry Beaver Scouts
  • Simpson Primary School & Nursery Class
  • St David’s Primary School
  • Home-Start Wigtownshire
  • NHS GGC Children and Families
  • South Morningside Primary School and Nursery
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • Mud Pie
  • Scottish Government
  • Orchard Grove Kindergarten
  • Corstorphine Primary School
  • Holy Cross Primary School
  • Play and Sports Limited
  • City of Glasgow College
  • Pilton Youth and Children’s Project
  • PlayBase
  • Play Together on Pedals
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
  • Home-Start Kincardine
  • Greener Kirkcaldy
  • Simply Play
  • Milltimber Playgroup
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • St John’s RC Primary
  • Law Primary School and North Berwick Nursery School
  • St Charles’ Primary School
  • Family Fund Scotland
  • Angus Alive
  • Wellgreen Nursery, Stirling
  • Orkney Library and Archive
  • Shetland College UHI
  • Ninewells Nursery
  • Òganan Ghlaschu
  • Rattray Primary School
  • Voluntary Action
  • The Concrete Garden
  • St Denis’ Primary School
  • Childcare Strategy Team
  • St George’s School for Girls
  • Tarves Primary School
  • MyParkScotland
  • Udston Primary School
  • Scout Association
  • Edzell Nursery
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • Maddiston Primary School
  • Scamps SOSC
  • Babysign
  • The Nurture Nursery
  • Lamlash Early Years Class
  • Edinburgh Young Carers Project
  • Red Harbour Events
  • Highland Council
  • Stepping Stones North
  • Support from the Start Musselburgh Cluster
  • Impact Arts
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • North Edinburgh Childcare
  • Hayburn Park Association
  • Our Place Our Families
  • CHAS
  • Movement Park
  • East Lothian Play Association
  • Child’s Play
  • Craigour Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • Siblings Together and Reunited (STAR)
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • Middleton Park School
  • Edible Estates
  • Stramash
  • ACE Place Nursery and OSC
  • MACS After School Care
  • Support from the Start North Berwick Cluster
  • Mini Me Yoga Ambassador
  • Pentlands Activity Camps (PAC)
  • Fusion Childcare Services
  • Lauriston Nursery
  • Dalmilling Primary School
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery
  • Healthy n Happy CDT
  • Windygoul Primary School
  • Little Forest Friends Scotland
  • Enable Scotland
  • Busby Primary School
  • Parent and Infant Mental Health Scotland
  • Oxfordshire Play Association
  • Inverbrothock OOSC
  • University of Strathclyde
  • Kilbarchan AAC
  • Oxgangs Primary School
  • Leaps and Bounds Activities (LBA)
  • High School of Dundee
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Bankhead After School Care Service
  • Outlet Play Resource
  • Angus Council
  • Fife Play Resource, Fife Play Development Team, Fife Council
  • Pirie Park Primary School
  • Barnardo’s APNA Project
  • First 4 Kids
  • Commercial Primary School
  • Flowerpots Childcare
  • Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
  • Canongate Youth
  • Forest School Leader
  • Newton Nursery
  • Busy Bairns Childminder
  • Holy Corner Community Group
  • University of Dundee
  • Bright Starts Nursery
  • Newtown Primary School
  • Murrayburn Primary School
  • Falkirk Council
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • Access Parkour Ltd
  • Scalloway Pre-School
  • The Cottage Family Centre
  • Craiglockhart After School Club
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Allsorts Dornoch
  • Dumfries Toy Library
  • Aberlady ELOSCN
  • Perth & Kinross Council
  • LINKES
  • KO-NEKT (Childcare)
  • Burnbrae Primary School
  • Bruce Family Centre
  • Innerwick Primary and Nursery School
  • Forgandenny Primary School
  • Barlanark Out of School Care
  • Argyll College
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • Giffnock Nursery Class
  • Johnshaven School
  • Play Alloa
  • City of Play
  • Professional Learning Academy
  • Licketyspit
  • Clydesdale After School Care
  • RHC NHS GGC
  • St Gerard’s Nursery School
  • Bonding with Baby
  • Tiptoe’s Children’s Nursery
  • Houston Primary School
  • Hillwood Primary School
  • Child’s Play Nursery
  • Roots and Shoots Highland Learning
  • Balornock Primary School
  • Monkey Puzzle Glasgow Central
  • Melrose Primary School
  • Tingwall Primary School
  • First Nursery
  • Gingerbread
  • Doune Nursery
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • Quarriers
  • Wee Gems
  • St Andrew’s RC Primary School
  • Evanton Wood Community Company
  • Summerston Childcare
  • Auchinairn Afterschool Care & Forest School
  • Tweedbank Early Learners
  • Gleniffer Nursery
  • Clovenstone Primary School
  • The Green Team
  • Burnfoot Community School
  • Borders College
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • Oxley Park Academy
  • Meadowburn Primary School
  • Stanmore House School – Capability Scotland
  • Gargurnnock Play Group
  • Liberton After School Club
  • Mini French
  • PEEK Project
  • Child Central Training
  • Operation Play Outdoors
  • St Leonard’s Primary and Nursery School
  • Castleton Primary School
  • Upstart Scotland
  • Fife College
  • Ark Out of School Care
  • St Ninian’s Primary School
  • East Park
  • Newtongrange ASC
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • EA Junior School
  • NHS West Dunbartonshire
  • Gap Childcare Services
  • Starcatchers
  • Pencaitland Primary School Parent Council
  • Riverside Primary School
  • Jordanhill Out of School Service
  • Gracemount Nursery
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • Kidsize Out of School Club
  • Inclusive Play
  • Rosetta Early Learners
  • Culture & Leisure
  • Hearts and Minds
  • Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
  • Together – Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
  • St Paul’s Primary School
  • North Edinburgh Arts
  • Project 31
  • East End Empowering Stars
  • Little Lunches
  • Allan’s Nursery
  • St Columba’s Junior School
  • East Lothian Out of School Care Network
  • Playland
  • Kids Come First
  • Holy Corner Community Playgroup
  • Fife Childcare Services
  • University of Edinburgh
  • With Kids
  • Beech House Nursery
  • Crieff Hydro
  • Prestonpans ASC
  • Fife Gingerbread
  • Mid Calder Primary School
  • Glasgow Life
  • Gullane After School Club
  • Support from the Start Dunbar Cluster
  • Islesburgh OOSC
  • St Rose of Lima Primary School
  • Toybox Children’s Centre
  • Coastguard Club
  • Enchanted Forest Nursery
  • Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • Nurture the Play
  • St Peter’s Primary School
  • The Yard
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • CALL Scotland
  • Little Steps Childminding
  • Getting Better Together
  • Children’s Health Scotland
  • North United Communities
  • Home-Start Levenmouth
  • Early Education UK
  • Arkleston Primary School
  • Borestone Primary School
  • The BIG Project
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • Healthy Valleys
  • Whinhill Primary School
  • Crieff Hydro Kids Club
  • Timberplay Scotland Ltd
  • Welly Walkers Childminding
  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • Adelaides Nursery
  • Play Borders
  • Abbey Early Years Centre
  • Gowrie Training and Consultancy
  • Dundee and Angus College
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • Busy Bees Nursery
  • Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Langlee Support Centre, Langlee Primary School
  • Wardie Primary School
  • Laura’s Little Treasures
  • Adoption UK
  • Tinto Nursery
  • Croftamie Nursery
  • Families First, North Lanarkshire Council
  • Parenting Across Scotland
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • Support from the Start Prestonpans Cluster
  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • Twinkle Stars Childcare
  • Aberfoyle Nursery
  • International Play Association Scotland
  • Castlepark Primary School
  • Gylemuir After School Club
  • Scaraway Nursery School
  • Perth Autism Support
  • NG Homes
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • Holmston Out of Skool Club
  • Sgoil-àraich Taobh na Pàirce
  • Leaps and Bounds Nursery
  • Maggie’s Childminding Service
  • Towerbank ASC
  • Parsons Green Primary
  • Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
  • Little Acorns
  • West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre
  • Off Grid Kids
  • Aberdeen City Council
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • Jennyswell Out of School Care
  • Guildford Borough Council Playrangers
  • Support from the Start Tranent Cluster
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Education Department East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Queens Cross Housing Association
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • Four Seasons Nursery
  • Support from the Start Haddington Cluster
  • Hanover Street School
  • Make Mess Matter
  • Echline Primary School and Nursery Class
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • Cardonald Primary School
  • Wallyford Primary School
  • Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West
  • Dunblane Youth & Sports Centre Trust
  • Edinburgh College
  • Culture NL
  • Balmore Kindergarten Ltd
  • Glenbervie Kindergarden
  • Jordanhill School
  • St Mary’s Nursery Class
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • Step by Step Nursery
  • St Margaret’s Primary School
  • Lecropt Nursery and Bridge of Allan OOSC
  • James Gillespie’s Nursery
  • Seamab
  • Ayrshire College
  • St Ninians Nursery
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS)
  • Cambusbarron Village Nursery
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • Warout Primary School
  • Kidzcare
  • Erskine Stewart Melville School
  • Dens Road Primary School
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • Mosstodloch Primary School
  • WHALE Arts
  • Maxwellton Park Nursery & OSC
  • Thornlie Primary School
  • 3D Drumchapel
  • Alyth OOSC
  • Meiklewood Nursery and After School Care
  • Firsthand Lothian
  • Newmains Family Learning Centre
  • Penicuik YMCA-YWCA
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  • West Lothian Council
  • Heathfield Primary & Early Years Centre
  • Goodlyburn Primary School
  • North Queensferry Primary
  • Green Aspirations Scotland CIC
  • Bridge of Weir Childcare
  • Loader Monteith
  • Cookfur Nursery Class
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • Craigton Primary School
  • Leisure and Culture
  • Preschool Academy
  • Lanarkshire Childcare Services
  • OSCARS Childcare
  • Rosemount Lifelong Learning
  • Cockburnspath Primary School

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