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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

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

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