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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

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

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