A group of nursery owners in the Bristol area launched the Early Years Eco Wheel at the first ever Green Early Years Choices Champions Organisation (GECCO) Early Years Eco-Sustainability Conference at the Nursery World Show in London earlier this month.
The Eco Wheel is designed to promote ‘spreading the message’ about climate change and sustainability by educating children, employees, parents and others within the community.
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The toolkit provides guidance documents, logos, top tips, examples of good practice, book recommendations and a knowledge hub, all based on ‘The 8 Rs’, which are:
Nicky Edwards, one of the creators of the not-for-profit scheme and co-owner of Natural Choice Nurseries, based just outside Bristol, said, ‘We need to not panic about the climate emergency, but rapidly shift to ”emergency mode”. We need to take action as a sector, and to do that we need a clear framework for success.
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