OPEN PLAY
EARLY YEARS
WHAT WE DO
At Open Play Early Years, we co-create play spaces and workshops for babies and toddlers in cultural venues. We provide consultancy, training, and continuing professional development (CPD) for museums, galleries, and artists looking to better engage with their early years audiences. Additionally, we document other amazing community and learning programmes. We offer extensive support to the families and organisations we collaborate with.
WORKSHOPS
CONSULTANCY
DOCUMENTATION
SUPPORT
MEET THE TEAM
Morgan Stockton
(she/her)
Founder & Director
Morgan is an early years, gallery education and play enthusiast committed to ensuring that young children have the best and most creative start in life.​ Morgan has worked at several leading contemporary art galleries such as Ikon Gallery, Nottingham Contemporary, Leicester Gallery, and QUAD. Alongside running Open Play Early Years, Morgan is the Early Years Coordinator at The Spark Arts for Children. As the East Midlands Area Representative for Engage (The National Association of Gallery Education) and Co-Chair of the Early Years in Museums network, Morgan enjoys sharing best practices and connecting with others in the sector. She has also contributed to two Early Years action research programmes, such as Moonbeams’ Triad Action Research Programme in the West Midlands and Talent25 in the East Midlands.
Tia Chand-Corey
(she/her/they/them)
Creative Producer
Tia is a creative facilitator and illustrator, working in galleries, museums and hospital settings to bring creativity and care to all. ​ She is passionate about making small changes that create big impacts when connecting with children, young people and older people. Especially as an experienced Meaningful Activities Facilitator working with people living with Dementia in Leicester Hospitals. ​ Tia is Open Play’s Dementia Friends Champion, supporting and encouraging inter-generational families to make playful memories together.
FUNDERS, PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
