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Tag: Summer of play

Summer of Connection: Play Scotland x Wee Seeds

25 June 2024

Feels like summer is meant to be a time to relax, and enjoy…

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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

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

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