Simply Play was established in 2010 in partnership with West Lothian Council. We provide awesome childhood experiences outside of school hours, to every primary aged child in West Lothian. Play is our work and we create after school adventures that give children great memories. We are a social enterprise, which means that all of our income goes right back in to our service delivery.
We are a long-established social enterprise that specialises in providing professional out of school care in local communities. We collect from schools and care for hundreds of children every day and will have a service near you. We love outdoor adventures and make play our work. Our mission is to provide outstanding after school adventures for all. We have a caring, fun, professional staff team who you can trust to give your child the best of experiences, so they don’t want to leave at the end of the day!
We are, of course, registered with the Care Inspectorate and you can check out our great inspection grades on their website. Our staff are all registered with the Scottish Social Services Council and professionally trained to care for and support primary school aged children.
We always strive to provide the best value childcare in your community and to be as inclusive and flexible as possible.
Based in Bathgate Partnership Centre this service collects from Armadale, Balbardie, Eastertoun, Southdale, St Mary’s and Windyknowe Primaries and is registered for 40 children per day. The Partnership Centre is a lovely, modern setting with great, free-flow access to our outdoor play space, as well as local parks and play facilities.
This is based in our very own building on the main street in East Calder. This service collects from Calderwood, East Calder, St. Paul’s and Mid Calder Primaries and is registered for 66 children per day. The building is well laid out with a play room, games hall, dining room and free-flow access to our specially designed outdoor play area, as well as local parks and play facilities.
Based in Kirknewton Primary school this intimate service only collects from Kirknewton Primary and is registered for 20 children each day. It operates in Kirknewton Monday to Thursday and the children join the East Calder setting on Fridays. In addition to its dedicated space within the school this service has access to the school’s outdoor play facilities and local parks.
Based in Murieston Village Hall this service collects from Bellsquarry, Williamson, St Ninian’s, Carmondean and St. John Ogilvie Primaries and is registered for 60 children per day. Situated right next to Livingston South train station this spacious venue had great facilities and free-flow access to its own grounds, which provide a range of outdoor play opportunities, as well as local woodland and parks.
This service is based in Simpson Primary school and only collects from Simpson Primary. It is registered for 50 children each day and is located in the community wing of the school. We have full access to the wing, which is self-contained and has free-flow access to the school’s playground, as well as local play facilities and parks.
Wonder Woods is West Lothian’s first and only, fully outdoors woodland nursery, located in woodland at Harburn, near West Calder. It is for 2 ½ year olds to school age and is open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Thursday. It is a partnership nursery with West Lothian Council, which means that everyone can use their free childcare hours entitlement with us. As a fully outdoors, woodland nursery we are rooted in nature and have great facilities (including our purpose built, cosy, log cabin). We spend our days exploring and having adventures, as we play in and around the woodland, engage with nature, enjoy the campfire, and experience the tranquillity of our natural world.
Work with us
Our staff are the backbone of our established, successful charity and we want the best!
If you are fun, playful, passionate and adventurous we want to hear from you.
We offer great pay rates, various shift patterns and discounted childcare.
We offer great opportunities for career development and professional qualifications and we will support your mental wellbeing.
