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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

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

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