SUSTAINABLE Childcare

Being respectful of the environment and acting to reduce, re-use and recycle resources should be an important part of the culture and routine for both the children and staff in a childcare setting, leading by example and helping to educate a generation of children growing up in a world that is grappling with huge environmental issues.

Through GECCO Cheryl shares the lessons learned through creating a business that now provides the most sustainable childcare and education in the UK. Cheryl is renowned for the 2017 “glitter ban” that brought global media attention to a simple crafting product that represents the ever-growing problem of microplastics in the marine environment.

Since then Cheryl, through Tops Day Nurseries, has become a champion for sustainability in the early years – carrying out local beach cleans, investing in renewable energy, electric vehicles, real nappies and more, whilst working hard to cut out the use of all single-use plastics in the day-to-day operation of her businesses. As a result of all this hard work Tops Day Nurseries has become the first day nurseries in the UK to become a certified B. Corp business. Find out more about how Tops Day Nurseries achieved B.Corp certification. 

Click here to take a look at these 16 steps, selected by experts, to reduce your carbon pollution and persuade others to do the same.