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Where do the Children Play?

24 March 2026

“As a child, connection to the outdoors and being able to run around…

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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

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

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