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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

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

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