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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

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

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