{"id":13069,"date":"2025-10-30T07:48:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odmsolutions.co.za\/gecco\/?p=13069"},"modified":"2026-06-25T06:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:37:56","slug":"creating-an-eco-friendly-early-years-setting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/2025\/10\/30\/creating-an-eco-friendly-early-years-setting\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating\u00a0an eco-friendly early years setting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">A Practical Guide, by Cheryl Hadland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-18-720x1024.webp 720w,https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-18-480x683.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-18-720x1024.png\" height=\"1024\" width=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-18-720x1024.png 720w, https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-18-480x683.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-13071 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-19.webp 472w,https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-19-300x85.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-19.png\" height=\"133\" width=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-19.png 472w, https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-19-300x85.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" class=\"wp-image-13072 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cheryl\u2019s book offers a comprehensive guide to becoming a more <strong>eco-friendly setting<\/strong>, from small steps that can be taken to reduce waste and improve efficiency to setting up partnerships. It illustrates how <strong>sustainable choices<\/strong> can become a natural part of every child\u2019s education and how children, parents and staff can all inspire sustainable behavior across local communities and at national and international levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 9780429445842<br>Published by Routledge, May 2020<br>288 pages, 42 colour illustrations<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covering all aspects of practice including colleague and parental engagement, the environment, routines, resources and teaching and learning, the book helps readers and practitioners to embed a sustainable approach in day-to-day practice. It draws on recent research, studies as well as stories of success and failure that can be adapted to fit everyone\u2019s own journey towards a more sustainable world. The chapters address topics such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>plastics and their alternatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sustainable food<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sustainable resourcing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>transport and trips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>waste management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drawing on the experiences of real nurseries and including a wide range of activities and lists of resources, this is an essential read for practitioners, leaders, policymakers and all settings that want to <strong>help make sustainable choices a natural part of young children\u2019s lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ResearchGate<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cheryl has several full-text book chapters available on<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ResearchGate<\/a>, covering a range of sustainability and design topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/341333912_Waste_management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waste Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/341327685_Sustainable_food\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable Food<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/341337066_Building_design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building Design<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/341333477_Nappies_and_wet_wipes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nappies and Wet Wipes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/341333368_Cleaning_sanitising_and_disinfecting_personal_care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cleaning, Sanitising and Disinfecting \/ Personal Care<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/341327796_Plastics_and_their_alternatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plastics and Their Alternatives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New chapters are uploaded each month, along with articles from a range of publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want access to the whole book? 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