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Laura Harrison Playworker

2 July 2024

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15 May 2024

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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

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

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