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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

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

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