“This is a yes space,” says performer Kerry Cleland. We are surveying the scene in the Baby Studio in Wester Hailes, a place where there is no wrong way to behave. Anything goes in this new base for Starcatchers, the arts and early-years organisation.
You will find it in a previously empty unit in the Westside Plaza shopping centre. It is near the foot of the escalators, along from the post office and opposite the opticians. The location sends an important message: everyone is welcome.
Give the Baby Studio a casual look and you might think you were in any play centre. There are cushioned building blocks, toddlers in every direction and parents chatting in the corner. Look more closely, however, and you see something else is going on. [READ MORE]