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Category: Covid-19 News

Play Scotland at the COVID Enquiry

3 December 2024

Children ‘missed fun, friends, family and freedom’ during lockdown Our Chief Executive, Marguerite…

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Covid-19 restrictions impacting children’s play

14 June 2021

PlayBoard NI, Stranmillis University College and the Controlled Schools’ Support Council recently embarked…

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New joint-agency publication: Why society needs nature

26 May 2021

This newly published report from a collaboration between the Environment Agency, Natural Resources…

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Return to roots: How the pandemic shaped outdoor play

24 May 2021

Children had been spending less and less time outdoors before the coronavirus pandemic…

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Childminding Providers Grants

1 February 2021

Funding is being provided to support the business sustainability of Scotland’s childminding providers….

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Nature England Survey

10 November 2020

Social justice issues highlighted in this report from Nature England Children’s access to…

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S&SR Environment and Spaces Group Publication

13 October 2020

  The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit of the S&SR Environment…

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Covid-19 and Children’s Play – update 2 September 2020

3 September 2020

Play Scotland is a member of the UK Children’s Play Policy Forum which…

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IPA Covid Report: Play in Lockdown

26 August 2020

An international study of government and civil society responses to Covid-19 and their…

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Indoor activity guidance

11 August 2020

Re-opening of unregulated indoor children’s activity Scottish Government’s message on guidance: Schools and…

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Covid-19 has highlighted the inadequate, and unequal, access to high quality green spaces

6 August 2020

This BMJ blog highlights unequal access to greenspace during the pandemic. ‘Green poverty’…

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Guidelines for unregulated, informal play services

3 August 2020

“Given the importance of play to children’s health and wellbeing it is vital…

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Play for postive mental health

22 May 2020

With the focus on mental health this week, it is important to remember…

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IPA Play in Crisis: support for parents and carers

13 April 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on children and families around the…

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Why can’t children play with other children?

25 March 2020

Reports from overseas suggest they wished they had followed guidance earlier.  Please note…

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Play in the time of coronavirus

25 March 2020

Tim Gill and Penny Wilson share some thoughts and ideas on supporting children’s…

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Playing through the Coronavirus Pandemic

20 March 2020

“Playing through difficult issues helps children come to terms with stuff that’s out…

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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

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