Their aim was to make the nursery as environmentally friendly as possible, and in October 2008 the nursery was awarded the Eco-Schools Silver Certificate, which is run by the Foundation for Environmental Education. In order to achieve this accolade, the action group drew up a plan identifying ways that the nursery might be greener: by replacing leaky taps, using recycled paper and asking the cleaners to use environmentally friendly products. Mary Fields, principal, explains:
'We encouraged our parents to move towards a greener lifestyle by asking them to provide their children with organic snacks, and to consider real nappies rather than disposables.
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