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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

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

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