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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

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

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