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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

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

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