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      • Play Types Toolkit
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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

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

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