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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

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

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