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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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UK Play Safety Forum: Benefit-risk and the new ISO (Free online webinar)

23 January 2024

UK Play Safety Forum webinar on benefit-risk and the new ISO Book Tickets…

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The Humble Cardboard Box, By Alex Wallis

21 November 2023

  December: the month of the year when homes and businesses across the…

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Upcoming: AGM & 25 Years of Play Scotland

13 November 2023

Join us for Play Scotland’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations and AGM where we will…

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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

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

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