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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

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

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