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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

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

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