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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

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

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