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Author: Mollie Nijam

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

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

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