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Author: Sophie Arnold

Play Scotland’s response to the Human Rights Bill Consultation

11 October 2023

Play Scotland has published a response to the Human Rights Bill Consultation of…

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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

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

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