{"id":369252,"date":"2025-08-24T07:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T07:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/369252\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T07:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T07:41:11","slug":"two-hertfordshire-nurseries-awarded-eco-schools-green-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/369252\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Hertfordshire nurseries awarded Eco-Schools Green Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\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<p>\n  This is an international accreditation that celebrates schools and nurseries embedding environmental awareness into daily life.\n<\/p>\n<p>\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<p>\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<p>\n  The nurseries successes were supported by Grandir UK\u2019s Sow &amp; Grow programme, which introduces sustainability to children aged two to five.\n<\/p>\n<p>\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<p>\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<p>\n  A spokesman for Grandir UK said: &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Harpenden Day Nursery and Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool in Hitchin, part of Grandir UK, have been&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369253,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3843],"tags":[728,70,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-369252","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-science","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115082619690108299","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}