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      • #101waystoplay campaign
    • Stay Safe
  • Schools & Childcare
    • Schools
      • Play Types Toolkit
      • Active Uniform Alliance: Made to Move
    • Playwork
      • The Playwork Principles
    • Play Pedagogy
    • Play Pedagogy Award
    • Outdoor Play and Learning – OPAL
    • Early Learning and Childcare
    • Writing a Play Policy
    • Managing Risk
    • Loose Parts Play
    • Training & Events
    • The Play Well Podcast
  • Places for Play
    • Playday 2026
    • Organising Community Play
    • People, Places and Play
    • Play Sufficiency Assessments
    • Inclusive Play Design
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    • The Right to Play
    • Policy Landscape
    • Legal Duty for Play Sufficiency in Planning
    • Policy Groups
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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

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

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