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Author: Jenny Lester

The Best Toy in the World? A Simple Cardboard Box

24 November 2025

As the festive season approaches and shopping for gifts begins, we can be…

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Full Report Launched: The Scottish School Grounds Survey 2025

19 November 2025

In early 2025, over 1000 schools in Scotland, including primary, secondary and specialist…

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Join our board! Board of Trustees Vacancy

28 October 2025

Join our Board as a Trustee and contribute your expertise   We are seeking…

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1 October 2025

We were delighted to host our 2025 AGM and bring together a room…

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Faith Breads – Reflecting on Four Weeks Volunteering with Play Scotland

23 September 2025

Play has not always been a serious scholarly interest of mine. It became…

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The Power of Playdough

28 August 2025

Written by Fiona Kirkland Playdough has always had a bit of magic about…

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Getting it Right for Play: A New Chapter

25 August 2025

Written by Cherie Morgan How do you like to play? That’s one of…

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Invitation to Play Scotland’s AGM

20 August 2025

Play Scotland is delighted to invite you to our 2025 Annual General Meeting…

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Getting it Right for Play Launched!

13 August 2025

We are delighted to launch Getting it Right for Play – our updated…

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Over 500 People Playing at Playday Aberdeen!

13 August 2025

Duthie Park was alive with laughter, creativity, and joyful energy with over 500…

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Balancing Screen Time: A Children’s Rights Perspective

30 July 2025

Our Head of Projects, Cherie Morgan, recently spoke to Forth 1 about the…

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Playday Aberdeen

17 July 2025

Play Scotland is delighted to announce that we are organising a Playday event…

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New Chief Executive Appointed to lead Play Scotland

7 July 2025

Play Scotland is delighted to announce the appointment of Mary Ramsay as its…

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Scotland’s Play Park Survey

3 July 2025

Scotland’s Play Park Survey is the first Scotland-wide consultation on local play spaces….

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Thank You for Soaring with Us on the International Day of Play!

19 June 2025

A huge thank you to all the schools across Scotland who joined us…

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Report Launched: School Grounds in Scotland 2025

16 June 2025

School grounds can afford opportunities for pupils and the wider school community to…

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Play Scotland backs new ‘Made to Move’ campaign on active school uniforms

2 June 2025

We’re proud to be a founding partner of the Active Uniform Alliance (AUA)…

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Celebrate the International Day of Play – 11th June

7 May 2025

This year is the 2nd annual UN International Day of Play. The theme for this…

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Playday 2025 Theme Launched!

5 May 2025

Playday is the national day for play, organised by Play Scotland, Play Board…

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Welcoming the Centre for Young Lives to Scotland

25 April 2025

We were delighted to host researchers from the Centre for Young Lives as…

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Vacancy: Play Scotland CEO

7 April 2025

We are recruiting for a new Chief Executive Officer. Play Scotland: Chief Executive…

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Launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and Action Plan 2025-2030

24 March 2025

We are delighted to celebrate the launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and…

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Participation, Play and Recreation in Ireland

27 January 2025

Participation, Play and Recreation in Ireland – Marguerite Hunter Blair I was delighted…

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Scottish School Grounds Survey

22 January 2025

We are working with Learning through Landscapes, Nature Scot, and Professor Jonh McKendrick…

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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

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

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