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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

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

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