The nursery group's Lime Grove and Rowan Tree day nurseries are just two of around 50 early years settings in the UK to achieve the Eco-Schools Green Flag award for environmental awareness and conservation.
Both of the nurseries are powered by renewable wind and solar power, and children are involved in a variety of eco-projects. Materials are reused in all craft projects so that just over 1 per cent of waste ends up in landfill.
Eco-Schools is the largest environmental schools programme in the world. Operated by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), it was launched in 1994 as a response to the 1992 UN Rio Earth Summit. The international scheme runs in more than 60 countries.
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