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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

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

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