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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

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

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