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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

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

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