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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

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

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