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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

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

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