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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

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

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