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

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