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Unveiling the Play Pedagogy Award Pilot: Embracing Play Across Scotland

27 May 2024

Exciting news ahead for Play Pedagogy in Scotland! We’re thrilled to announce the…

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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

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

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