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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

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

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