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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

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

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