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Explore our growing library of free tools, articles, stories, and inspiration, created to support ECEC leaders and educators embedding sustainability through place-connected practice and project-based learning.
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2025 Sustainability Snapshot
Discover what’s really shaping sustainability in Australian early childhood education. This snapshot report reveals current trends, educator insights, and the key factors helping services move from good intentions to meaningful impact.
Insights & Inspiration
Fresh thinking for embedding sustainability in ECEC
Our blog shares practical strategies, reflective insights, and inspiring examples of what’s possible when sustainability is embedded across curriculum, culture, and operations.
Get new ideas, revisit your vision, and discover what’s working in services across Australia.
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Sustainability Insights from 2025 in Early Childhood Education
Reflect on 2025 sustainability insights in early childhood education. Recognise children’s thinking, reconnect with practice, and reimagine next steps. ...more
Pedagogy for Sustainability
November 04, 2025•2 min read
How to Build Collaborative Educator Confidence: The Key to Embedding Sustainability in ECEC
Educator confidence is key to embedding sustainability in ECEC. Learn what the Snapshot 2025 Data reveals and practical strategies to build capability across your team. ...more
Foundations of Sustainability
October 20, 2025•6 min read
Why "Green" Isn't Enough: What the 2025 Data Reveals About Sustainability in ECEC
Explore data from 300+ ECEC services in the Sustainability Snapshot 2025. Learn to embed the three EYLF 2.0 sustainability domains without extra work. ...more
Foundations of Sustainability
October 20, 2025•6 min read
Sustainability Through Children's Eyes: A Bird's Nest Conversation Across Five Sustainability DomainsNew
In this early childhood learning example, discover how five-year-olds naturally explore all five domains of sustainability through an authentic conversation about birds, nests, and eggs. ...more
Pedagogy for Sustainability
October 10, 2025•13 min read
SUSTAINABILITY: From Burden to Solution
Is sustainability overwhelming your ECEC team? Discover how leading services transform it from a burden into a practical solution that strengthens teams, reduces costs, and deepens family engagement. ... ...more
Foundations of Sustainability
October 01, 2025•4 min read
From Reflection to Action: Creating Place-Based Sustainability Projects in Early Childhood Projects in Early Childhood
Transform observations into meaningful sustainability projects. Discover how to create place-based projects that engage children, families, and community in authentic environmental action that makes a... ...more
Pedagogy for Sustainability
September 10, 2025•6 min read
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Fresh thinking for embedding sustainability in ECEC
Our blog shares practical strategies, reflective insights, and inspiring examples of what’s possible when sustainability is embedded across curriculum, culture, and operations.
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EYLF 2.0 Sustainability Principle Decoder
Sustainability as a Solution
Sustainability Case File
🎙️ Podcast
Listen, Learn, Lead
For Your Ears From the Early Years Podcast features powerful conversations with educators, researchers, and change-makers who are rethinking early childhood sustainability.
Tune in for real stories, new perspectives, and plenty of practical wisdom.
You don’t have to do it all alone. These conversations will help you feel seen, supported, and inspired.
Case Studies – Stories of Impact
Real Stories, Real Change
See how ECEC services are embedding sustainability in meaningful, local, and achievable ways. These case studies showcase diverse journeys, big and small wins, and practical inspiration.
Swap Don't Shop
The benefits of promoting reuse and the sharing economy through a community cupboard...
Food for Chickens
Reducing food waste doesn't always require a compost bin. Lean into your strengths...
Banana Water
Engaging others through simple projects & program activities for big impact...
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