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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

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

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