{"id":1364,"date":"2026-06-01T11:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:09:17","slug":"article-24-the-right-to-be-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/2026\/06\/01\/article-24-the-right-to-be-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"ARTICLE 24 \u2013 The Right to Be Healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_p1\" dir=\"ltr\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">ARTICLE 24 \u2013 The Right to Be Healthy<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\">As part of our ongoing Children\u2019s Rights commitment, we are continuing our journey to embed children\u2019s rights at the heart of everything we do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\">A key focus for us this month has been the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Article 24 \u2013 The right to be healthy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\"><b>What is Article 24?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\">Article 24 states that every child has the right to be as healthy as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\"><b>What this looks like in our setting<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\">We work hard to help children understand the importance of looking after their physical and mental health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\">You may have noticed some of the ways we are doing this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Encouraging healthy eating and discussing nutritious foods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Providing daily opportunities for physical activity and outdoor play.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Supporting children\u2019s emotional wellbeing through conversations and check-ins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Promoting good hygiene routines such as handwashing and tooth brushing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Creating a safe and nurturing environment where children can thrive.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_p1\">As part of our focus on Article 24, we recently held a Danceathon Fundraiser. The children had great fun dancing, moving and being active while raising money for the children\u2019s fund. This was a fantastic opportunity to promote exercise, wellbeing and community spirit while helping children understand the importance of staying healthy and active.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1365\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110050\/rights-1-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110050\/rights-1-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110050\/rights-1-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110050\/rights-1-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110050\/rights-1.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1366\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110058\/rights-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110058\/rights-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110058\/rights-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110058\/rights-2.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1367 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110104\/rights-4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110104\/rights-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110104\/rights-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2026\/06\/01110104\/rights-4.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\"><b>Why this is important<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\">Helping children develop healthy habits from\u00a0 an early age supports their growth, wellbeing and development. By promoting health and wellbeing, we help children feel happy, safe and ready to learn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\">Thank you for your continued support as we work together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARTICLE 24 \u2013 The Right to Be Healthy As part of our ongoing Children\u2019s Rights commitment, we are continuing our journey to embed children\u2019s rights at the heart of everything we do. A key focus for us this month has been the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Article 24 \u2013 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/2026\/06\/01\/article-24-the-right-to-be-healthy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ARTICLE 24 \u2013 The Right to Be Healthy&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8953,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[417,175,170,415],"class_list":["post-1364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-article-24","tag-childrens-rights","tag-healthy","tag-uncrc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8953"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1364"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1368,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1364\/revisions\/1368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}