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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

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

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