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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

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

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