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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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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

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

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