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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

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

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