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      • Play Types Toolkit
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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

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

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