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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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My day as a playworker – Gavin Bell

15 May 2024

I have been a playworker for over 20 years, gaining new play experiences…

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The Humble Cardboard Box, By Alex Wallis

21 November 2023

  December: the month of the year when homes and businesses across the…

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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

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

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