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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

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

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