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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

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

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