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    • Stay Safe
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      • Play Types Toolkit
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      • The Playwork Principles
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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

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

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