Reports and Consultations

Find our project reports, evaluations and useful info here spanning our organisation’s 17 years of engaging with babies, toddlers, young children, and their grown-ups, in the arts and creative experiences.

Project reports and evaluations

  • Wester Hailes 2023-24 report – 7.33 MB

    A report on Starcatchers' programmes in Wester Hailes in 2023-24, working with parents and their young children aged birth - 5 years

  • Oot Playin report – 15.37 MB

    A report on Starcatchers' Oot Playin project in 2022-23, working with parents and their young children aged birth - 2 years.

  • Play and Explore report 2022-23 – 8.81 MB

    A report on Starcatchers' Play and Explore project in 2022-23, working with young parents and their young children aged birth-2 years.

  • Voice of the Baby: Exploring rights-based approaches for participation using the arts with babies and young children from birth – 3 years – 1.11 MB

  • Wee People Big Feelings report 2022 – 1.17 MB

    Report on creative play and emotional literacy project Wee People Big Feelings, working with Forces families in Midlothian.

  • Expecting Something report Apr-Oct 22 – 3.51 MB

    Update report on Starcatchers' Expecting Something project Apr-Oct 2022, working with young parents and their young children aged 0-2 years.

  • Expecting Something report 2021-22 – 3.58 MB

    A report on Starcatchers' Expecting Something project in 2021-22, working with young parents and their young children aged 0-2 years.

  • Expecting Something 2020-21 – 1.25 MB

    A report on Starcatchers' Expecting Something project in 2020-21, working with young parents and their young children aged 0-2 years.

  • Expecting Something, Lochgelly 19-20 Report – 835.41 KB

    Report on Expecting Something in Lochgelly, Fife, a community engagement project for young parents and their babies.

  • Expecting Something, Wester Hailes 2019-20 Report – 847.59 KB

    Report on Expecting Something in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, a community engagement project for young parents and their babies.

  • Stripy Nest 2019 report – 1.20 MB

    Stripy Nest was a project with Canal View Primary School, Edinburgh in 2019, supporting children with ASN transition from nursery to P1.

  • Creative Kin Report – 8.53 MB

    Report on Creative Kin, 2017 - 20 – a two-year pilot project delivered in partnership by Children 1st and Starcatchers.

  • Creative Skills 2018-19 – 6.42 MB

    A report of Starcatchers Creative Skills training in 2018-19, a unique artist-facilitated training programme for Early Years practitioners.

  • Moving Matter and Talking Tales – 1.06 MB

    Talking Tales & Moving Matters were two artist-in-residence projects that took place in formal early learning and childcare settings in 2016

  • Creative Skills 2015-16 – 812.13 KB

    A report on the Creative Skills project in 2015-16, supporting Early Years practitioners to put creativity at the heart of their practice.

  • Wee Wanders – 1.39 MB

    In 2015, Starcatchers and the National Galleries of Scotland delivered Wee Wanders which explored engagement with a pre-school nursery.

  • Toddler Tours – 1.02 MB

    In early 2015, Starcatchers and the National Galleries of Scotland delivered an Early Years Families Programme project called Toddle Tours.

  • Expecting Something Pilot Report

    Evaluation of the Starcatchers project, Expecting Something, a creative engagement project for young parents and babies in Edinburgh.

  • Creative Skills pilot report – 1.55 MB

    A report on the Creative Skills pilot project in 2015, supporting Early Years practitioners to put creativity at the heart of their practice

  • The Playground Report – 1.43 MB

    The Playground was the first large-scale residency project delivered by Starcatchers after becoming a constituted organisation in 2011.

  • Live Art – Arts Alive Research Report – 2.51 MB

    Summary report from the Inspire Project carried out by Professor (Emeritus) Aline-Wendy Dunlop and a team from the University of Strathclyde

  • See Theatre, Play Theatre Report – 1.71 MB

    Evaluation of our two year pilot project exploring the creation of theatre for children under the age of three with their parents or carers.

Consultations

Production evaluations and reports

  • Little Top Fringe 2019 – 7.09 MB

    In August 2019, Starcatchers and SUPERFAN's production Little Top, was part of the Made in Scotland Showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe.

  • MamaBabaMe 2017 – 2.61 MB

    Between May - June 2017, Starcatchers' and Curious Seed's production of MamaBabaMe toured to several venues across Scotland.

  • Hup Evaluation – 1.35 MB

    Between April and July 2015 Starcatchers and the RSNO’s production of Hup toured Scotland to venues and communities across Scotland.

  • Shape of Things 2016 – 4.69 MB

    In Autumn 2016, The Shape of Things, a production by Starcatchers and Branar Téatar, embarked on a tour of Scotland and Ireland.