Mochara Goes to Nursery

Every year, the EIS sends out hundreds of packages with books to welcome children and young people who are newly arriving in our schools. You can find our existing Welcome Packs here.

This year, we are so pleased to include a book for the very youngest in our education system - ‘Mochara Goes to Nursery’. The story follows little Mochara on the emotional ups and downs of her first day at nursery and reassures children about what to expect - that it’s okay to be nervous, and that they will have fun and make many new friends.

To celebrate Refugee Week, EIS Ex-President Paula McEwan reads ‘Mochara Goes to Nursery’.

‘Mochara Goes to Nursery’ is now be available to all refugee and migrant children. Distribution of all Welcome to Scotland packs are arranged directly via local authorities, who should get in touch directly with the EIS to notify us of numbers required.

We have 5 versions of the book, each containing a separate translation into the languages below – 

French

Polish

Arabic

Dari and Pashto

Russian and Ukrainian

For more information, please contact John Harris in the Education & Equality Department.