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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

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

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