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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

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