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      • Play Types Toolkit
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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

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

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