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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

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

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