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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

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

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