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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

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

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