{"id":1243,"date":"2022-01-26T12:59:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T12:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/?page_id=1243"},"modified":"2023-09-21T13:33:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:33:06","slug":"play-at-moorfoot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/play-at-moorfoot\/","title":{"rendered":"Play at Moorfoot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1246\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/play-at-moorfoot\/play-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132021\/play-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"539,581\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"play 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132021\/play-2-278x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132021\/play-2.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1246 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132021\/play-2-278x300.png\" alt=\"image of children playing\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132021\/play-2-278x300.png 278w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132021\/play-2.png 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Play is a vital part of human nature and development.\u00a0 We know how important it is for children to be given time to play throughout the day in order to follow their own line of enquiry or individual interest.<\/p>\n<p>Play is sometimes thought of as children\u2019s work. Through play, children learn to answer their own questions, learn new skills and learn to work collaboratively with other children or adults.<\/p>\n<p>At Moorfoot we want to develop play by putting the child at the centre of the learning.\u00a0 Would you like to know more? Why not watch this video guide we made for our families:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clickv.ie\/w\/xYUr\">Play Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You may wish to explore play further with this video from Inverclyde&#8217;s Coaching and Modelling Officers:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cp4tO53iLjo\">Play Inverclyde\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1247\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/play-at-moorfoot\/play-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132027\/play-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"542,683\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"play 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132027\/play-1-238x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132027\/play-1.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1247 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132027\/play-1-238x300.png\" alt=\"image of children playing\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132027\/play-1-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2022\/01\/26132027\/play-1.png 542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/play-at-moorfoot\/b3f51563-80a1-4ad0-9e86-8b1d39a0857d\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2023\/03\/03132607\/B3F51563-80A1-4AD0-9E86-8B1D39A0857D.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,919\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677849916&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B3F51563-80A1-4AD0-9E86-8B1D39A0857D\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2023\/03\/03132607\/B3F51563-80A1-4AD0-9E86-8B1D39A0857D-300x219.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2023\/03\/03132607\/B3F51563-80A1-4AD0-9E86-8B1D39A0857D-1024x747.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1453 size-medium\" 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/play-at-moorfoot\/dffbcaf1-ddaa-4f7b-8cbf-33dfaff5eb51\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2023\/03\/03132622\/DFFBCAF1-DDAA-4F7B-8CBF-33DFAFF5EB51.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"988,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677849898&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DFFBCAF1-DDAA-4F7B-8CBF-33DFAFF5EB51\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677849904&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"784FC9FD-5D0A-4D07-AAEA-B22B0CEE281E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2023\/03\/03132648\/784FC9FD-5D0A-4D07-AAEA-B22B0CEE281E-300x222.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/moorfootps\/uploads\/sites\/6977\/2023\/03\/03132648\/784FC9FD-5D0A-4D07-AAEA-B22B0CEE281E-1024x757.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1455 size-medium\" 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vital part of human nature and development.\u00a0 We know how important it is for children to be given time to play throughout the day in order to follow their own line of enquiry or individual interest. Play is sometimes thought of as children\u2019s work. Through play, children learn to answer their own &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/play-at-moorfoot\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play at Moorfoot<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":540,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1243","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/540"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1243"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1535,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1243\/revisions\/1535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/moorfootps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}