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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

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