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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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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

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

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