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Improving children’s rights. Scottish Government Consultation on incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

23 May 2019

The Scottish Government is seeking views on how best to incorporate the UN’s…

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Children are stuck inside more than ever – how can we give them back their freedom?

23 May 2019

British children spend half the time their parents did playing in the street….

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Early Learning and Childcare expansion programme

23 May 2019

A new induction pack has been launched for people working in early learning…

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Playday 2019 – Play Builds Children

15 May 2019

Full details on this year’s Playday theme can be found here  

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Supporting disabled children, young people and their families: guidance

29 April 2019

New website from Scottish Government, link here  

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To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more. Word Health Organisation

25 April 2019

Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in…

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No sedentary screen time for babies, WHO says. BBC News

25 April 2019

Babies and toddlers should not be left to passively watch TV or other…

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Letting kids play outdoors improves their mental health: Study

19 April 2019

Many Baby Boomers grew up spending hours on end playing outside with other…

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Training new doctors through child’s play

19 April 2019

There is an old adage, that children are the best teachers. And for…

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Shaped by play and inclusive play

16 April 2019

Play has an invaluable role in encouraging child development. But play isn’t just…

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Shaped by play and inclusive play

29 March 2019

Play has an invaluable role in encouraging child development. But play isn’t just…

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Air pollution: Two-thirds of teachers would support banning cars near schools, survey finds

29 March 2019

Children are most exposed to dangerous fumes on school run and in playground, according to…

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What Is Snowplough Parenting –And Should You Be Concerned About It?

29 March 2019

Some parents won’t let anything get in their child’s way. Not even an…

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Study: Kids Who Spend Time in Nature Become Happier Adults

27 March 2019

 At this point it seems the evidence is overwhelming—new studies seem to arrive…

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In the age of screens, families are spending more time “alone-together”

27 March 2019

Turns out, families are spending more time together than before. But not together-together. Alone-together.  Full…

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Nurseries urged to let children play in the great outdoors

27 March 2019

Children have a natural love of climbing trees, kicking leaves in the woods…

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Study finds children’s screen time has replaced outdoor play

21 March 2019

A report by the Association of Play Industries (API) reveals that children have never…

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Rethinking the rights of children for the internet age

21 March 2019

The internet is now 30 years old, making it the same age as…

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The spectacular science behind puddle stomping

19 March 2019

It’s easy to forget about the little things kids need to learn in…

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What the global ‘play gap’ means for our children’s futures

14 March 2019

Are we neglecting childhood? The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about more than changes…

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Risk, fear and freedom: a plea to parents by Tim Gill

13 March 2019

Children hunger for a taste of freedom. They are strongly driven to get…

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The Right Brain Develops First ~ Why Play is the Foundation for Academic Learning

13 March 2019

Did you know that the right brain develops first? It does so by the time children…

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Play is the heart of wellbeing

8 April 2013

Play is the heart of wellbeing. This is especially true for children and…

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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

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