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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

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

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