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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

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

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