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Author: Sammy Wyeth

National Children’s Day UK 2021

30 April 2021

Sunday 16th May National Children’s Day UK (NCDUK) is all about the importance of…

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Tesco Community Grants open now for applications

29 April 2021

Get your application in now! Tesco Community Grants will award funding to charities…

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Enhanced summer offer for all children

6 April 2021

A national “summer of play” to provide access to activities. Funding of £20…

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20 minute neighbourhoods in a Scottish context

23 March 2021

’20 minute neighbourhoods’ are places that are designed so residents can meet their day-to-day…

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Children across Scotland want more play and better play

19 March 2021

Play Scotland and Scotland’s Play Council support children and young people’s urgent call…

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Place of play

15 March 2021

Diarmaid Lawlor argues that a place for play could be built around a…

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Manifesto for Play

19 February 2021

Play Scotland are delighted to launch the Manifesto for Play.  Play is vital…

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Childminding Providers Grants

1 February 2021

Funding is being provided to support the business sustainability of Scotland’s childminding providers….

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Tim Gill’s new book Urban Playground: Sneak peek and seasonal discounted price

28 January 2021

Tim Gill’s forthcoming book Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save…

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Parliament unanimously agreed to the general principles of the UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill

21 January 2021

We are pleased to inform you that the Parliament unanimously agreed to the…

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A reminder of the significance of play in lockdown by Tom Gill

12 January 2021

It seems timely to share a post that child psychology academic Prof Helen Dodd…

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Playful Schools Practice Insights article

7 January 2021

Delighted that the Playful Schools project has been featured in Issue 17 of…

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The Association for the Study of Play Online Conference: Call for Presentation Proposals

6 January 2021

Conference Theme: Necessity of Play Date: March 20, 2021 Platforms: Zoom and CANVAS…

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The Play Council Meeting and Play Scotland AGM

17 December 2020

Please save the date! The Play Council Meeting and Play Scotland AGM will…

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Nature England Survey

10 November 2020

Social justice issues highlighted in this report from Nature England Children’s access to…

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New Playful Pedagogy Resource from Play Scotland to support everyday learning adventures across the school

21 October 2020

Playful Pedagogy is a way of integrating children’s play experiences with curricular learning, giving…

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S&SR Environment and Spaces Group Publication

13 October 2020

  The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit of the S&SR Environment…

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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

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

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