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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

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

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