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Author: Cherie Morgan

Play Scotland’s Impact: Advocating for Play as a Social Justice Issue at the 11th Child in the City World Conference in Brussels, By Cherie Morgan

4 December 2023

I was delighted to be invited to Brussels to present on the progress…

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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

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

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