Skip to the content
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • Podcast
Play Scotland
Delivering and celebrating children and young people’s right to play
Donate
Contact
  • Home
  • About
    • What We Do
      • Past Projects
    • What is Play
      • Play Types
    • The Power of Play
    • Resources
      • Climate & Environment
      • Education & Learning
      • Health & Wellbeing
      • Inclusion & Rights
      • Play Activities
      • Play Strategy
      • Playwork & the Play Sector
      • Space, Place & Planning
    • Board & Team
    • Values & Policy
    • Membership
      • Scotland’s Play Charter
    • Donate
  • Parents & Families
    • Play Ideas
      • The Play Well Packs
      • Boredom Busters
      • Games on the Go
      • Active Play
      • Messy & Creative Play
      • Water Play
      • Play Packs
      • #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
    • Smoke Free Play
  • Policy
    • Scotland’s Play Strategy
    • The Right to Play
    • Policy Landscape
    • Legal Duty for Play Sufficiency in Planning
    • Policy Groups
  • News
  • Home
  • About
    • What We Do
      • Past Projects
    • What is Play
      • Play Types
    • The Power of Play
    • Resources
      • Climate & Environment
      • Education & Learning
      • Health & Wellbeing
      • Inclusion & Rights
      • Play Activities
      • Play Strategy
      • Playwork & the Play Sector
      • Space, Place & Planning
    • Board & Team
    • Values & Policy
    • Membership
      • Scotland’s Play Charter
        • Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter
    • Donate
  • Parents & Families
    • Play Ideas
      • The Play Well Packs
      • Boredom Busters
      • Games on the Go
      • Active Play
      • Messy & Creative Play
      • Water Play
      • Play Packs
      • #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
    • Smoke Free Play
  • Policy
    • Scotland’s Play Strategy
    • The Right to Play
    • Policy Landscape
    • Legal Duty for Play Sufficiency in Planning
    • Policy Groups
  • News

Category: Research /Survey Reports 0 items

Latest:

  • Listening properly to children about play: reflections on the new ‘Talking Mats’ resource
    26 May 2026
    What happens when we genuinely listen to children read more »
  • Playday 2026 Theme Launch
    14 May 2026
    Join us on 5th August to celebrate Playday! read more »
  • Annual General Meeting & Strategy Launch
    14 April 2026
    We are delighted to invite you to Annual General read more »

Resource Library:

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.

Read more »

Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

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

Play Scotland
4th Floor Hopetoun Gate
8B McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4LZ

info@playscotland.org

Play Scotland is a registered charity
Company Number: SC197785
Scottish Charity Number: SC029167

  • Sitemap
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies

Newsletter

Become a free member of Play Scotland and receive our newsletter

Contact

Get in touch, click here for our contact form

Charter

Find out more about Scotland’s Play Charter

Donate

Support the child’s right to play by making a donation to Play Scotland

© 2026 Play Scotland | website by clooti