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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

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

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