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Author: Mollie Nijam

Castlefield Primary achieves Outdoor Play and Learning Award

30 June 2026

East Kilbride, Scotland – Castlefield School will be formally presented with the Outdoor…

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Join us to celebrate Playday!

30 June 2026

Wednesday 5th August is Playday, the national day for play! We’re teaming up…

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Listening properly to children about play: reflections on the new ‘Talking Mats’ resource

26 May 2026

What happens when we genuinely listen to children about their play, not just…

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Annual General Meeting & Strategy Launch

14 April 2026

We are delighted to invite you to Annual General Meeting and Strategy Launch party!…

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Play in Healthcare

30 March 2026

As our wonderful colleague Alex prepares to run the London Marathon for Starlight…

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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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Why Play belongs in Trauma Informed Practice

9 February 2026

  Erin is a play therapist and lecturer based in Scotland with a…

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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

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

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