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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

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

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