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    • Stay Safe
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      • Play Types Toolkit
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    • Playwork
      • The Playwork Principles
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    • Writing a Play Policy
    • Managing Risk
    • Loose Parts Play
    • Training & Events
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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

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

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