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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

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

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