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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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The importance of risk in childhood play experiences

7 August 2024

Ask any group of adults about their most stand-out play memories and two…

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My day as a playworker – Gavin Bell

15 May 2024

I have been a playworker for over 20 years, gaining new play experiences…

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The Humble Cardboard Box, By Alex Wallis

21 November 2023

  December: the month of the year when homes and businesses across the…

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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

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

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