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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

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

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