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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

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

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