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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

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