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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

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

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