by geccoadmin | 7 August, 2019 | Tops - by example, Water Efficiency
Cheryl recently organised a Water Efficiency presentation for all Tops nursery managers, with talks by Nigel Ponsford of South West Water Business, and Emma King of AquaCare.We learned so much – a lot of it surprising and thought-provoking, and wanted to share what we...
by geccoadmin | 6 August, 2019 | GECCO News, Get involved
Poole-based SchemaPlay is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company run by John Siraj-Blatchford and Valerie Huggins. The company produces publications, resources and training opportunities for Early Childhood Education; they are also committed to an early childhood...
by geccoadmin | 5 August, 2019 | Plastic Pollution, Tops - by example
Staff at Tops Day Nurseries Head Office have just taken delivery of a second TerraCycle Zero Waste Box™, meaning they can rest assured that even more of their difficult-to-recycle personal waste is being handled responsibly! Zero Waste Boxes are a convenient solution...
by geccoadmin | 25 July, 2019 | Real Nappy Campaign
GECCO asked Abbie Hine, Founder and Managing Director of marine conservation organisation, WiseOceans, for her experience using reusable nappies: Abbie’s young daughter is regularly in real nappies Q1. Why did you decide to use reusable nappies? Before my...
by geccoadmin | 23 July, 2019 | Plastic Pollution
Just weeks after it was reported two sisters from Southampton had gathered a petition of 400,000 signatures against the use of plastic toys in children’s meals, 8 year old Jacob Douglas from Basildon hit the headlines with his open letter to McDonald’s...
by geccoadmin | 22 July, 2019 | Get involved, Real Nappy Campaign
Nurseries are being encouraged to write to their local MPs now to gather support for the Nappies (Environmental Standards) Bill, which aims to reduce single-use plastics in disposable nappies and cut costs for local government and parents. The Bill which promotes...
by geccoadmin | 15 July, 2019 | Real Nappy Campaign, Tops - by example
Baba+Boo supply Tops Day Nurseries with their lovely Marty Mouse branded wetbags, and they are made available for Tops parents to buy.A wetbag is a reusable, waterproof and leak resistant bag that zips shut to help keep odours (and liquids) from escaping. Wet bags are...
by geccoadmin | 25 June, 2019 | GECCO News, Real Nappy Campaign
Katie Duke, manager of Tops Day Nursery in Havant, has two boys, three-year-old Oscar who is toilet-trained and one-year-old Blake. She was using disposable nappies but has made the switch. She says, “If I’m completely honest, I thought using reusable nappies...
by geccoadmin | 24 June, 2019 | GECCO News
Cheryl was delighted to be asked to contribute to a ‘Teaching sustainability’ article featured in Nursery World’s 2019 Nursery Equipment supplement; she took the opportunity to explain the Tops approach to sustainable childcare & education, and...
by geccoadmin | 24 June, 2019 | GECCO News, Get involved
Cheryl has produced a useful Sustainability Checklist for Nursery owners and managers, to help you become more sustainable in your day-to-day decisions, operations and activities.Cheryl will be launching this at today’s Ofsted Big Conversation (South West...
by geccoadmin | 23 June, 2019 | Real Nappy Campaign
The small Pacific Ocean island state of Vanuatu is leading the global fight against plastic waste, according to a report in yesterday’s Guardian newspaper. The nation is believed to be the first to propose a ban on disposable nappies, to be phased in at the end...
by geccoadmin | 22 June, 2019 | Real Nappy Campaign
Nappies a bit whiffy after a wash? Or smelling strongly when they’re wet? You can get your nice nappies back again by giving them a deep clean (sometimes called a strip wash). They won’t smell anything like as horrible as the one-use disposable nappies that sit in...
