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Author: Mollie Nijam

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

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

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