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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

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

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