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

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