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Tag: risky play

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

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

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