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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

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

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