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21 November 2023

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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

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

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