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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

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

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