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Author: Sammy Wyeth

National Children’s Day UK 2021

30 April 2021

Sunday 16th May National Children’s Day UK (NCDUK) is all about the importance of…

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Tesco Community Grants open now for applications

29 April 2021

Get your application in now! Tesco Community Grants will award funding to charities…

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Enhanced summer offer for all children

6 April 2021

A national “summer of play” to provide access to activities. Funding of £20…

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20 minute neighbourhoods in a Scottish context

23 March 2021

’20 minute neighbourhoods’ are places that are designed so residents can meet their day-to-day…

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Children across Scotland want more play and better play

19 March 2021

Play Scotland and Scotland’s Play Council support children and young people’s urgent call…

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Place of play

15 March 2021

Diarmaid Lawlor argues that a place for play could be built around a…

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Manifesto for Play

19 February 2021

Play Scotland are delighted to launch the Manifesto for Play.  Play is vital…

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Childminding Providers Grants

1 February 2021

Funding is being provided to support the business sustainability of Scotland’s childminding providers….

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Tim Gill’s new book Urban Playground: Sneak peek and seasonal discounted price

28 January 2021

Tim Gill’s forthcoming book Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save…

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Parliament unanimously agreed to the general principles of the UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill

21 January 2021

We are pleased to inform you that the Parliament unanimously agreed to the…

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A reminder of the significance of play in lockdown by Tom Gill

12 January 2021

It seems timely to share a post that child psychology academic Prof Helen Dodd…

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Playful Schools Practice Insights article

7 January 2021

Delighted that the Playful Schools project has been featured in Issue 17 of…

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The Association for the Study of Play Online Conference: Call for Presentation Proposals

6 January 2021

Conference Theme: Necessity of Play Date: March 20, 2021 Platforms: Zoom and CANVAS…

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The Play Council Meeting and Play Scotland AGM

17 December 2020

Please save the date! The Play Council Meeting and Play Scotland AGM will…

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Nature England Survey

10 November 2020

Social justice issues highlighted in this report from Nature England Children’s access to…

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New Playful Pedagogy Resource from Play Scotland to support everyday learning adventures across the school

21 October 2020

Playful Pedagogy is a way of integrating children’s play experiences with curricular learning, giving…

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S&SR Environment and Spaces Group Publication

13 October 2020

  The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit of the S&SR Environment…

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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

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

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