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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

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

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