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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

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

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