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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

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

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