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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

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

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