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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

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

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