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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

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

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