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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

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

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