Project Work

About Active Play

In partnership with Inspiring Scotland, CALA delivers the Active Play Programme, designed to help children build confidence, improve physical wellbeing, and develop essential movement skills through fun, active play. Working closely with schools and communities, we create opportunities for children to be more active every day while supporting staff and parents to embed play and physical activity into daily routines.

This collaborative approach ensures that play remains at the heart of children’s health, happiness, and learning.

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About X Programme

CALA delivers the X Programme in partnership with NHS Highland, providing support focused on health, weight, and wellbeing for families and children of all ages. The programme aims to help families build healthy relationships with food and eating, nurture positive communication, and enjoy being physically active together through play and praise. By encouraging confidence, self-care, and long-term healthy habits, the X Programme promotes overall positive health and wellbeing for both children and their families.

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About Play for Learning

Working within Primary Schools, we help schools embed high-quality play opportunities throughout their environment, daily experiences, and pupil interactions. By creating more active, engaging, and inclusive play spaces, the programme underpinned by elements from ‘Active Play’ increases children’s physical activity levels, builds confidence in movement, and supports the development of healthy habits from an early age.This whole-school approach directly contributes to Scotland’s Child Healthy Weight outcomes by encouraging regular physical activity, reducing sedentary behaviour, and promoting positive relationships with movement and play.

About Baby and Beyond

CALA’s peer support groups offer a welcoming and informed space for families in the early stages of their baby’s life. The groups provide practical support with breastfeeding, formula or combination feeding, and weaning, giving parents reassurance and guidance whatever their feeding choices. Alongside feeding, the groups cover key aspects of early baby development, including milestones, responsive caregiving, early communication, and play-based interactions. Elements of the PEEP (Peers Early Education Partnership) programme are woven throughout to help strengthen early attachment and bonding between parent and baby.

About Brighter Futures

Bright Start is our mentoring programme and funded through the Building Brighter Futures Fund for 2024/25 and 2025/26. The programme supports young people interested in childcare by addressing common misconceptions, helping them understand qualification routes, and guiding them through barriers such as low confidence, rurality, or limited opportunities. Through personalised mentoring and development planning, Bright Start helps participants build a clear and achievable pathway into the sector. We work with local schools and partner agencies to reach senior pupils and young people considering a career in childcare.