by Cheryl Hadland | Aug 13, 2025 | Advocacy For Young Children
This week, Kids Inc Nurseries’ Training Academy ran its latest “Let’s Create a Sustainable World” module, exploring how everyday choices in energy, transport, water, food, and fashion impact the planet. The session covered the pillars of sustainability, their...
by Cheryl Hadland | Aug 13, 2025 | Advocacy For Young Children, Research
This paper argues that Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) provides a strong framework for addressing contemporary challenges in early childhood education (ECE). While globalisation has spread predominantly European-American models of “best practice,” ESD...
by Cheryl Hadland | Aug 13, 2025 | Advocacy For Young Children, Policies and Standards
As climate impacts intensify, innovative legal strategies are emerging worldwide to protect both people and nature. Recent cases — from South Korea’s climate rights rulings to proposals for granting legal personhood to rivers — highlight five main approaches shaping...
by Cheryl Hadland | Aug 13, 2025 | Advocacy For Young Children, Climate Change
In Semarang, Central Java, the OASIS Schoolyards initiative is transforming schoolyards into “urban oases” to combat climate challenges like heat waves and tidal flooding. Led by the Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities) with partners such as Milklife, Kuark, and...
by Cheryl Hadland | Feb 7, 2024 | Advocacy For Young Children, Sustainable Child Care
In an era where children and technology are virtually inseparable, the ubiquity of digital devices has become a common aspect of modern childhood. From educational endeavours to recreational activities, children are spending significant portions of their day engaged...
by Charli Henley-Carter | Jan 31, 2024 | Advocacy For Young Children, Environmental Sustainability, Sustainable Child Care
Even though most of us will spend most of our lives indoors, that doesn’t mean we aren’t still exposed to air pollution. Indoor air contains a wide array of pollutants including chemicals found in many common household items, building materials and cleaning products....
