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

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