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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

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

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