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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

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