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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

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

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