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Tag: Outdoor play and learning

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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How Amazing Playtimes Develop Language in Primary School Children

25 June 2024

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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

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

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