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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

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