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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

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

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