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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

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

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