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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

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

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