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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

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

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