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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

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

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