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      • #101waystoplay campaign
    • Stay Safe
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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

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

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