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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

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

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