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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

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

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