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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

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

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