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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

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

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