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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

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

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