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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.
Whether you're just getting started or deepening your approach, these resources will help you take your
next step with clarity and purpose.
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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.
A Year of Collective Impact: How Early Childhood Services Are Re-Imagining Sustainability in Practice
Celebrate collective progress in early childhood sustainability education. Discover how Early Childhood Education and Care Services everywhere are embedding holistic sustainability in their practice. ...more
Foundations of Sustainability
November 30, 2025•8 min read
A Season of Reflection and Gratitude: How Everyday Actions Create Lasting Impact
Reflect on sustainability progress in early childhood education. Discover how everyday actions create lasting impact for sustainability in ECEC. ...more
Foundations of Sustainability
November 23, 2025•7 min read
A Sustainable Festive Season: Simple Shifts with Big Meaning
Transform end-of-year celebrations with sustainable practices that reflect your values. Practical ideas for early childhood educators aligned with EYLF 2.0 Sustainability Principle. ...more
Pedagogy for Sustainability
November 16, 2025•7 min read
Beyond the Garden: Recognising Children’s Sustainability Thinking in Early Childhood Education in Australia
Discover how children in Australian early childhood services show sustainability thinking and how educators can recognise and extend it. ...more
Pedagogy for Sustainability
November 11, 2025•3 min read
Why Place Matters: Discovering Sustainability in Your Own Backyard
Learn how place-connected sustainability transforms early childhood practice. Practical guidance for embedding place-connected sustainability learning in ECEC programs. ...more
Pedagogy for Sustainability
November 09, 2025•5 min read
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
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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.
Get new ideas, revisit your vision, and discover what’s working in services across Australia.
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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