The company was founded by, Claire Warden, formerly a school teacher and lecturer in Primary Education at Strathclyde University. She developed the underlying philosophy of re-connecting children to nature. Claire is also a published author and an internationally acclaimed speaker on matters of early childhood development.

In 2006 Mindstretchers opened Scotland's first outdoor Nature Kindergarten and now have two centres in Perthshire (Auchlone, Crieff and Whistlebrae, Baco). Children from the age of 2 years spend about 80% of the day outdoors in all weathers.

We offer a range of training and learning opportunities for children and adults. From C.P.D training such as Motivational Maths, Outdoor Play and consulting children through Talking and Thinking Floorbooks , Forest School and Nature Kindergarten training for adults to coaching in context and centre based visits with children.

We design and produce our own range of resources to motivate and inspire children and adults to learn in an experiential environment.

Charitable Endeavours
Many of our educational products and other resources are sourced locally in Scotland to support our rural economies.

We have a global and growing network of suppliers and we endeavour to support initiatives for self-sufficiency in small communities.

We believe that every little bit helps to create a better world for our children and their families. « less