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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

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

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