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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

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

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