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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

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

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