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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

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

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