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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

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

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