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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

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