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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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The importance of risk in childhood play experiences

7 August 2024

Ask any group of adults about their most stand-out play memories and two…

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My day as a playworker – Gavin Bell

15 May 2024

I have been a playworker for over 20 years, gaining new play experiences…

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The Humble Cardboard Box, By Alex Wallis

21 November 2023

  December: the month of the year when homes and businesses across the…

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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

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

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