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Category: Blog

43 Reasons our Kids Need to Play More by Neve Spicer

30 November 2018

Is your child getting enough ‘free play’? Child-led free play – the unstructured…

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Reflections on 30 years of Playday from Play Scotland’s CEO Marguerite Hunter Blair

2 August 2017

Playday is always a fantastic opportunity for families and children to have fun…

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Playday Survey 2017

21 June 2017

What do you think about playing today and how have play opportunities changed…

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Scottish Parliament debates national play charter

17 March 2017

The Scottish Parliament has debated the country’s first Play Charter, developed and promoted…

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Judith Hackitt, Chair, HSE supports adventurous play

28 January 2014

Up for the ride It was encouraging to see London Mayor Boris Johnson…

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Thoughts on the Play Strategy Action Plan by Megan from Rain-shine

7 January 2014

Play Strategies and Play Action Plans are government sponsored initiatives designed to encourage…

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Playing and learning Blog from Judith Hackitt, Chair HSE

5 November 2013

This week I had the pleasure of attending the House of Commons to…

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Managing Risk in Play Provision Launch

28 October 2013

The launch of the Managing Risk in Play Provision Guidance will take place…

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Project Wild Thing

25 October 2013

Please see link for blog on Project Wildthing on Netmums web Link

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Are you Going to Join The Playtime Revolution?

23 October 2013

Many children and young people only get out to play when they are…

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Planning for Play

25 September 2013

An exciting new CPD (level 8) award is now available to help communities…

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Play Strategy for Scotland

25 June 2013

Think about your favourite Play memories, where were your favourite places to play…

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Play is the heart of wellbeing

8 April 2013

Play is the heart of wellbeing. This is especially true for children and…

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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

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