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Laura Harrison Playworker

2 July 2024

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My day as a playworker – Gavin Bell

15 May 2024

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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

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

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