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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
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    • Playday 2026
    • Organising Community Play
    • People, Places and Play
    • Play Sufficiency Assessments
    • Inclusive Play Design
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    • Legal Duty for Play Sufficiency in Planning
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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

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

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