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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

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

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