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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

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

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