What is the Worrysaurus project?
Essex are working with Early Years professionals to strengthen a child’s transition from their Early Years setting to primary school. We are starting a very exciting project called the Worrysaurus campaign where every school and setting will receive the story book Worrysaurus, which explores emotions!
As we all know change can be challenging, but if we are confident as adults with that change, we can help our child to make the adjustment from their established early years setting to their new Reception class.
The idea is the child will become familiar with the story Worrysaurus in their early years setting and they will plan exciting activities around the book. When the child starts school the Reception Teacher will have the same book and they will share it together – this will create familiarity for the child.
As a parent/carer you can be involved with this project by borrowing the book from your local library, following our Starting School Campaign on social media over the summer months where we will be sharing top tips and ideas around the story, and collecting your child’s ’12 Stomps to School’ handout from their Early Years setting.