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

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