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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

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

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