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Author: Jenny Lester

The Best Toy in the World? A Simple Cardboard Box

24 November 2025

As the festive season approaches and shopping for gifts begins, we can be…

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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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Faith Breads – Reflecting on Four Weeks Volunteering with Play Scotland

23 September 2025

Play has not always been a serious scholarly interest of mine. It became…

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The Power of Playdough

28 August 2025

Written by Fiona Kirkland Playdough has always had a bit of magic about…

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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

24 March 2025

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

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

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