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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

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

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