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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

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

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