Create a tailored sustainability action plan for your environment, children spaces detailing specific goals and practical steps to achieve them. Have discussions with children, families, your manager and colleagues.

Incorporate hands-on experiences such as recycling activities, upcycling projects, and nature scavenger hunts to help children understand environmental stewardship. Ensure that upcycled materials and loose parts are well-stocked and displayed invitingly to encourage engagement.

Encourage regular outdoor activities that align with setting policies to support children connect with their environment and improve emotional wellbeing. Take the lead to nurture these connections within your learning spaces and share your insights with colleagues.

Integrate mindfulness activities to support children to recognise and manage their emotions. Enhance your understanding in this area to strengthen your practices. Collaborate with your manager to invite guest speakers who can educate all educators, enabling them to better support children and their families.

Launch cooking projects using seasonal, locally sourced ingredients while supporting children to learn more about the food journey from farm to table. Foster discussions and activities focused on minimising food waste. Consider developing a small edible garden in the classroom, or a larger one if space permits. Children can tend to the garden, enjoy the vegetables they grow, take produce home, and visit shops or markets featuring  harvested foods.

Use your setting sharing platforms to  exchange articles, research, and ideas focused on sustainability and emotional wellbeing.

Create ongoing peer reflection groups in your setting to allow you and your colleagues to share experiences, celebrate successes, and offer insights on sustainability and emotional wellbeing initiatives.