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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

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

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