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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

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

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