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Playday 2026 Theme Launch

14 May 2026

Join us on 5th August to celebrate Playday! Wednesday 5 August 2026 is…

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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

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

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