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

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