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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

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

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