\n Harpenden Day Nursery and Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool in Hitchin, part of Grandir UK, have been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag.\n<\/p>\n
\n This is an international accreditation that celebrates schools and nurseries embedding environmental awareness into daily life.\n<\/p>\n
\n The award is given to settings that follow a seven-step framework to empower children and staff to take positive action for the planet through hands-on, engaging experiences.\n<\/p>\n
\n This includes projects such as developing wildlife habitats, setting up swap shops to reduce waste, and taking part in national initiatives like the Big Bird Watch and National Bee Day.\n<\/p>\n
\n The nurseries successes were supported by Grandir UK\u2019s Sow & Grow programme, which introduces sustainability to children aged two to five.\n<\/p>\n
\n The scheme encourages youngsters to grow and care for fruits, vegetables, and flowers while learning about food sources and environmental responsibility through gardening and eco-focused activities.\n<\/p>\n
\n These activities also support early years development by improving physical skills, introducing basic maths and science concepts, and encouraging confidence, independence, and healthy eating.\n<\/p>\n
\n A spokesman for Grandir UK said: “We are delighted to announce that two of Grandir UK\u2019s nurseries in Hertfordshire have been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag, a recognition of their outstanding commitment to sustainability and environmental education.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Harpenden Day Nursery and Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool in Hitchin, part of Grandir UK, have been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89100,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-89099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}