Skip to the content
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • Podcast
Play Scotland
Delivering and celebrating children and young people’s right to play
Donate
Contact
  • Home
  • About
    • What We Do
      • Past Projects
    • What is Play
      • Play Types
    • The Power of Play
    • Resources
      • Climate & Environment
      • Education & Learning
      • Health & Wellbeing
      • Inclusion & Rights
      • Play Activities
      • Play Strategy
      • Playwork & the Play Sector
      • Space, Place & Planning
    • Board & Team
    • Values & Policy
    • Membership
      • Scotland’s Play Charter
    • Donate
  • Parents & Families
    • Play Ideas
      • The Play Well Packs
      • Boredom Busters
      • Games on the Go
      • Active Play
      • Messy & Creative Play
      • Water Play
      • Play Packs
      • #101waystoplay campaign
    • Stay Safe
  • Schools & Childcare
    • Schools
      • Play Types Toolkit
      • Active Uniform Alliance: Made to Move
    • Playwork
      • The Playwork Principles
    • Play Pedagogy
    • Play Pedagogy Award
    • Outdoor Play and Learning – OPAL
    • Early Learning and Childcare
    • Writing a Play Policy
    • Managing Risk
    • Loose Parts Play
    • Training & Events
    • The Play Well Podcast
  • Places for Play
    • Organising Community Play
    • People, Places and Play
    • Play Sufficiency Assessments
    • Inclusive Play Design
    • Smoke Free Play
  • Policy
    • Scotland’s Play Strategy
    • The Right to Play
    • Policy Landscape
    • Legal Duty for Play Sufficiency in Planning
    • Policy Groups
  • News
  • Home
  • About
    • What We Do
      • Past Projects
    • What is Play
      • Play Types
    • The Power of Play
    • Resources
      • Climate & Environment
      • Education & Learning
      • Health & Wellbeing
      • Inclusion & Rights
      • Play Activities
      • Play Strategy
      • Playwork & the Play Sector
      • Space, Place & Planning
    • Board & Team
    • Values & Policy
    • Membership
      • Scotland’s Play Charter
        • Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter
    • Donate
  • Parents & Families
    • Play Ideas
      • The Play Well Packs
      • Boredom Busters
      • Games on the Go
      • Active Play
      • Messy & Creative Play
      • Water Play
      • Play Packs
      • #101waystoplay campaign
    • Stay Safe
  • Schools & Childcare
    • Schools
      • Play Types Toolkit
      • Active Uniform Alliance: Made to Move
    • Playwork
      • The Playwork Principles
    • Play Pedagogy
    • Play Pedagogy Award
    • Outdoor Play and Learning – OPAL
    • Early Learning and Childcare
    • Writing a Play Policy
    • Managing Risk
    • Loose Parts Play
    • Training & Events
    • The Play Well Podcast
  • Places for Play
    • Organising Community Play
    • People, Places and Play
    • Play Sufficiency Assessments
    • Inclusive Play Design
    • Smoke Free Play
  • Policy
    • Scotland’s Play Strategy
    • The Right to Play
    • Policy Landscape
    • Legal Duty for Play Sufficiency in Planning
    • Policy Groups
  • News

Tag: trauma informed practice

Why Play belongs in Trauma Informed Practice

9 February 2026

  Erin is a play therapist and lecturer based in Scotland with a…

Read more »

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.

Read more »

Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

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

Play Scotland
4th Floor Hopetoun Gate
8B McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4LZ

info@playscotland.org

Play Scotland is a registered charity
Company Number: SC197785
Scottish Charity Number: SC029167

  • Sitemap
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies

Newsletter

Become a free member of Play Scotland and receive our newsletter

Contact

Get in touch, click here for our contact form

Charter

Find out more about Scotland’s Play Charter

Donate

Support the child’s right to play by making a donation to Play Scotland

© 2026 Play Scotland | website by clooti