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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

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

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