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

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