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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

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

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