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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

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