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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

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

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