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As a childcare provider with 17 settings, the group feels a social responsibility to ensure that all children are provided with opportunities to help to develop their understanding of the natural world and how important it is to respect and care for it.
They have an organisational eco-committee made up of eco-leads from all the nurseries, along with members of the central support team. As part of the Eco Schools educational programme, they also have children’s eco committees in some settings. These empower the children to have a voice and discuss what actions they would like to take to support the environment. Recently children discussed biodiversity and how to take care of different creatures to help them survive and flourish. Acorn intends to continue developing the eco-friendly approach by increasing connections between nursery eco-leads so more settings engage with the Eco Schools programme.
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