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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

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

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