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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

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

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