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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

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

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