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    • Stay Safe
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      • Play Types Toolkit
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    • Playwork
      • The Playwork Principles
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    • Managing Risk
    • 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

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

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