Care and Learning Alliance

15/04/2026

JUNIOR WORLD CHILDCARE - Nairn

🌟 We’re Hiring! 🌟

Are you passionate about working with children and ready to take the next step in your career? 👶✨

We’re on the lookout for a Senior Childcare Practitioner to join at our Junior World setting! 💙

🕒 Hours: 35 hours per week
📅 Schedule: Monday – Friday, 52 weeks

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in young lives while being part of a supportive and fun team! 🎨📚

⏰ Closing Date: Thursday 16th April 2026 at 5pm

Don’t miss out—check out full details and how to apply today! 👇

13/04/2026

Guys, we have launched a really exciting new life skills programme called The Family Hub, in partnership with Care and Learning Alliance

This is a new series of FREE work experience sessions held at our Training and Reuse Village on Carsegate Road, Inverness, which come with onsite play and support for children. Sessions start on Monday 27th April, run from 9.30-2.30 and the programme is eight weeks long.

For more details, visit the news page on our website or send us a DM.

10/04/2026

🚗✨ CALA Carpark Play is back! ✨🚲

Join us on Thursday 16th April (10am - 1pm) in Car Park 3 at the UHI Campus, Inverness for a fun-filled session of outdoor play!

We’ll have endless open-ended play opportunities to spark creativity and imagination, plus a dedicated car-free zone for scootering and bike play—so feel free to bring your wheels along! 🛴🚴‍♀️

It’s a great chance for children to explore, play freely, and enjoy being active in a safe, welcoming space.

We can’t wait to see you there! 💛

08/04/2026

Exciting to start the recruitment for this innovative development role - seeking a dynamic person to research, test and develop an integrated model of child and adult care for rural and island communities 🥰

07/04/2026

🐣🌸 Dalneigh Pop-Up Easter Play 🌸🐣

Join us for a fun-filled morning of Easter play for children of all ages! 🎨🐰🥚

🗓 Friday 10th April
⏰ 10:00am – 12:00pm

Bring your children along for a relaxed and friendly session packed with seasonal activities, play, and plenty of Easter fun! 🌼

✨ Full details below – we’d love to see you there! ✨

11/03/2026

26/02/2026

✨ Come and join us tomorrow! ✨

We’d love to see you at either (or both!) Baby & Beyond and Play and Learning at the James Cameron Centre, Dalneigh, Inverness.

It’s a great chance to connect, play, learn and spend some relaxed time together in a welcoming space 💛

🕒 Times and full details are below.

Hope you can make it — everyone is very welcome! 😊

23/02/2026

📢 Session Update – Tuesday 24th February 2026

On Tuesday 24th February 2026, we regret that we will not be running our Play & Learn sessions in Merkinch (9.30am – 11am) or Aviemore (1pm – 2.30pm).

We’ll be back next week as usual and look forward to seeing everyone then! 💛

19/02/2026

Listening to children’s experiences of active play in their neighbourhood - Care and Learning Alliance are delighted to be joined by the lovely team at Thrive Outdoors for 3 days of engagement and play in Raigmore Inverness with thanks to Active Scotland 🥰

13/02/2026

🎉 Pop Up Play ! 🎉

Join us on Tuesday 17th for a fun-filled Pop Up Play session – the perfect chance for children to play, explore and make new friends in a safe, welcoming space.

🧸 Lots of toys and activities
👶 Suitable for children 0-12 years
☕ A great opportunity for parents and carers to connect

Come along and enjoy a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. We’d love to see you there!

📍 See the poster for full details on time and venue.
Tag a friend and spread the word! 💛