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

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