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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

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