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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

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

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