Play Midlothian

About

We want every child to experience the play they need to thrive, and enable this by creating opportunities, removing barriers to access and addressing inequalities. We focus on play because this benefits health, wellbeing and development. We support 1,000 children through 725 free sessions per year. Play in Mind provides adventurous woodland play for children with mental health challenges, referred for support to destress in nature, build resilience, and make friends, reducing health inequalities. Play for All supports disabled children and their families. Support at home shares low-cost ideas to meet children’s needs, built on by group play sessions. We share techniques to help access parks, and our parent peer groups strengthen social support. Out2Play supports outdoor play in greenspaces in five deprived areas. By clearing hazards, offering activities and providing supervision, we make outdoor play safe, mitigating wellbeing inequalities by enabling play close to home.

Where we work