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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

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

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