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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

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

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