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      • Play Types Toolkit
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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

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

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