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      • Play Types Toolkit
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      • The Playwork Principles
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    • Loose Parts Play
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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

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

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