Show Notes
This article and podcast episode explore the benefits of covering climate change and sustainability in early years settings, for both children and staff. It also outlines England's Department for Education's expectations on nurseries, relating to climate change, and introduce the England's leading environmental education programme for nurseries, 'Eco-Schools: Early Years'.
Read the article here: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/how-to-take-the-first-steps-on-your-sustainability-journey/
This episode is sponsored by Keep Britain Tidy.
Keep Britain Tidy is a leading independent environmental charity that works to inspire, educate and enable everyone in this country to value the environment on their doorstep. Keep Britain Tidy includes the programmes Eco-Schools, Eco-Schools: Early Years, the Green Flag Award for parks and green spaces and the Blue Flag/Seaside Awards for beaches, as well as annual campaigns.
To find out more about Eco-Schools: Early Years visit: https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/early-years/
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Episode break down: 00:00 – Welcome! 02:00 – Children are perfect climate ambassadors 03:20 – Sustainability eco leads 05:40 – Eco-Schools: Early Years 09:30 – Educating the staff and using model nurseries 10:30 – Eco-challenges 12:00 – Involving families 14:45 – Government guidance 17:30 – Climate action plan is a journey 18:00 – Carbon calculator 19:00 – Getting the whole team on board 20:20 – Combatting eco-anxiety 23:00 – Tools to address climate change early 24:00 – Equipping children with language around sustainability 26:00 – Understanding sustainability as part of routines 28:00 – Eco-Schools: Early Years going beyond the EYFS 30:00 – Applications now open for Eco-Schools: Early Years
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