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Tag: play pedagogy

Staff update: Head of Services

10 August 2026

  We are delighted to announce that Fiona, our Play Pedagogy Lead is…

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Unveiling the Play Pedagogy Award Pilot: Embracing Play Across Scotland

27 May 2024

Exciting news ahead for Play Pedagogy in Scotland! We’re thrilled to announce the…

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

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