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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

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

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