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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

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

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