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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

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

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