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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

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

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