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Author: Jenny Lester

The Best Toy in the World? A Simple Cardboard Box

24 November 2025

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Full Report Launched: The Scottish School Grounds Survey 2025

19 November 2025

In early 2025, over 1000 schools in Scotland, including primary, secondary and specialist…

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Join our board! Board of Trustees Vacancy

28 October 2025

Join our Board as a Trustee and contribute your expertise   We are seeking…

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1 October 2025

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23 September 2025

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The Power of Playdough

28 August 2025

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Getting it Right for Play: A New Chapter

25 August 2025

Written by Cherie Morgan How do you like to play? That’s one of…

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Invitation to Play Scotland’s AGM

20 August 2025

Play Scotland is delighted to invite you to our 2025 Annual General Meeting…

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Getting it Right for Play Launched!

13 August 2025

We are delighted to launch Getting it Right for Play – our updated…

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Over 500 People Playing at Playday Aberdeen!

13 August 2025

Duthie Park was alive with laughter, creativity, and joyful energy with over 500…

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Balancing Screen Time: A Children’s Rights Perspective

30 July 2025

Our Head of Projects, Cherie Morgan, recently spoke to Forth 1 about the…

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Playday Aberdeen

17 July 2025

Play Scotland is delighted to announce that we are organising a Playday event…

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New Chief Executive Appointed to lead Play Scotland

7 July 2025

Play Scotland is delighted to announce the appointment of Mary Ramsay as its…

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Scotland’s Play Park Survey

3 July 2025

Scotland’s Play Park Survey is the first Scotland-wide consultation on local play spaces….

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Thank You for Soaring with Us on the International Day of Play!

19 June 2025

A huge thank you to all the schools across Scotland who joined us…

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Report Launched: School Grounds in Scotland 2025

16 June 2025

School grounds can afford opportunities for pupils and the wider school community to…

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Play Scotland backs new ‘Made to Move’ campaign on active school uniforms

2 June 2025

We’re proud to be a founding partner of the Active Uniform Alliance (AUA)…

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Celebrate the International Day of Play – 11th June

7 May 2025

This year is the 2nd annual UN International Day of Play. The theme for this…

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Playday 2025 Theme Launched!

5 May 2025

Playday is the national day for play, organised by Play Scotland, Play Board…

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Welcoming the Centre for Young Lives to Scotland

25 April 2025

We were delighted to host researchers from the Centre for Young Lives as…

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Vacancy: Play Scotland CEO

7 April 2025

We are recruiting for a new Chief Executive Officer. Play Scotland: Chief Executive…

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Launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and Action Plan 2025-2030

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We are delighted to celebrate the launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and…

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Participation, Play and Recreation in Ireland

27 January 2025

Participation, Play and Recreation in Ireland – Marguerite Hunter Blair I was delighted…

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Scottish School Grounds Survey

22 January 2025

We are working with Learning through Landscapes, Nature Scot, and Professor Jonh McKendrick…

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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

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

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