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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

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

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