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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

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

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