Nursery World - Positive Relationships: Parenting Programmes

A furry toy is being used to engage parents in their children’s learning, finds Annette Rawstrone

There’s a rodent epidemic, with schools infesting families with mice. The cuddly toys are being welcomed into Greater Manchester households as part of a project that aims to improve the outcomes of children from disadvantaged families through greater parental engagement in the early years.

The furry mice are being used by the Parental Engagement Network (PEN) to build fun, non-threatening relationships between home and school and to help prepare children for the transition into education. The Engaging Parents Effectively project, supported by the Sutton Trust and funded by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, aims to engage disadvantaged families in the early learning of their child and school life by:

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