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Author: Cherie Morgan

Play Scotland’s Impact: Advocating for Play as a Social Justice Issue at the 11th Child in the City World Conference in Brussels, By Cherie Morgan

4 December 2023

I was delighted to be invited to Brussels to present on the progress…

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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

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