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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

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

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