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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

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

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