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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

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

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