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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

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

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