Inverclyde nursery children reminded to go safe with Ziggy
Nursery children in Inverclyde will be treated to a special visit from Road Safety Scotland character Ziggy this week to remind them of the importance of staying safe on our roads.
Across the week, Ziggy will visit children at five local nurseries; Whinhill Primary School Nursery, Aileymill Nursery, Glenbrae Children's Centre, Newark Nursery School & King's Oak Nursery and Hillend Children's Centre.
The visits are part of a road safety tour of Early Learning & Childcare Centres (ELCC) designed to equip young children with skills, knowledge and attitudes to help keep them safe on our roads now and later in life.
Together with Ziggy - an alien visiting Earth to learn about road safety – children will enjoy an interactive performance which brings to life road safety messages combining song, role play and crafts. There will be multiple activity stations, all of which will be an immersive learning experience based around playful learning. A playmat featuring a town-scape including traffic lights and a zebra crossing will reinforce road safety skills through imaginative play, and a quiet space will be available for children to settle down with a Ziggy story and soft toy.
Councillor Jim Clocherty, Convener of Education and Communities at Inverclyde Council, said: “It was great for everyone to see Ziggy at Whinhill Primary School Nursery in Greenock.
“The visit was a good way to strengthen the important road safety messages our schools and Early Years Centres are teaching and remind the children to stay safe on our roads.”
Debbie Nicol, Assistant Director, Road Safety Scotland, said: “It is important that children are immersed in positive road safety attitudes from a young age, both in the classroom and at home, and we know that early experiences shape children’s future behaviour.
“Ziggy is a fun character with an important message and visits like these help create lasting memories about road safety.”
The Ziggy tour will include visits to Early Learning & Childcare Centres across Dundee, West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, North Ayrshire and Inverclyde.
Written by children’s author Lynda Kennedy and illustrated by Lynn Taylor, the Go Safe with Ziggy books are a free resource available to all Early Learning and Childcare centres and Primary 1 classes in Scotland, and parents, carers and teachers have access to online resources and activity ideas. The Ziggy series is also available in Scots and Gaelic.
For more information about Go Safe with Ziggy and to order the books, click the links on this page.