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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

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

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