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Category: Articles

International Day of Play Schools Celebration

3 March 2026

Celebrate play and Champion children’s rights  Thursday 11 June is the International Day of Play, and we…

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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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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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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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Scottish School Grounds Survey

22 January 2025

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

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Celebrating Marguerite Hunter Blair, OBE

8 January 2025

We are delighted to share the news that our Chief Executive, Marguerite Hunter…

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Join our Board as Treasurer

23 December 2024

Join our Board as Treasurer and contribute your expertise Are you a finance…

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Ask your MSP to support the Play Motion!

18 November 2024

Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland has submitted a motion to celebrate Udston…

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Call for Blogs: A Day in the Life of a Playworker

6 May 2024

Play Scotland want to celebrate playwork as a profession. We want to highlight…

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5 Top Tips for Gender Equal Play. – Katie Horsburgh, Zero Tolerance

6 February 2024

Five top tips for gender equal play – Katie Horsburgh, Policy and Practice…

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Upcoming: AGM & 25 Years of Play Scotland

13 November 2023

Join us for Play Scotland’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations and AGM where we will…

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Play Scotland’s response to the Human Rights Bill Consultation

11 October 2023

Play Scotland has published a response to the Human Rights Bill Consultation of…

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A toddler playing in autumn leaves

Autumn Nature Play Ideas

26 September 2023

Written by Chris Drewery, Project Support Intern at Play Scotland With the weather…

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Chris @ IPA Conference Glasgow 2023

5 July 2023

I attended the IPA Conference 2023 in Glasgow on Thursday and Friday. It…

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The Scottish Children’s Health Awards are NOW OPEN

29 June 2023

Nominations are open for the Scottish Children’s Health Awards that have been created…

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Three children playing under a tree. Two are playing on rope swings.

Summer Nature Play Ideas

28 June 2023

Written by Chris Drewery, Project Support Intern at Play Scotland The Summer Holidays…

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Jenny @ IPA Conference Glasgow 2023

20 June 2023

What a week! The International Play Association Conference descended on Glasgow and I for…

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Pancake Day: Risky Pancakes!

14 February 2023

Pancake day is a great time to play and test out new skills….

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We Are Hiring – Project Support Intern

9 January 2023

We are delighted to be hiring a Project Support Intern. We are working…

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Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022

9 September 2022

Play Scotland is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty the Queen,…

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Play Scotland recruiting now!

11 July 2022

Play Scotland is recruiting for two exciting and flexible part-time positions: Project Co-Ordinator…

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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

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

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