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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

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

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