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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

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

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