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    • Loose Parts Play
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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

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

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