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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

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

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