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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

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

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