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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

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

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