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Author: Mollie Nijam

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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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

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

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