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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

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

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