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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

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

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