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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

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

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