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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

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