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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

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

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