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From creating a wildlife discovery centre to following an eco-school curriculum and going plastic-free, Karen Hart talks to early years settings about sustainability
At a time of climate crisis as well as a cost-of-living crisis, how can early years settings become sustainable, both environmentally and financially? Karen Hart offers some ideas
How are some settings getting children and staff, as well as parents, on board with going green? By Meredith Jones Russell
Sue has worked more than 35 years in early years. Her charity has partnered with dementia specialist Belong to set up a fully integrated on-site nursery at the new Belong Care Village in Chester, the non-profit’s first intergenerational site. The village and nursery teams will work together to create ‘a truly shared environment’.
Friedrich Froebel’s ideas are just as pertinent today as they were 180 years ago, Nicole Weinstein discovers, as she looks at how his Gifts and Occupations have been adapted for the 21st century