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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

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

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