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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

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

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