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Author: Mollie Nijam

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

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

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