Publisher Description

Creating your Earth-Friendly Early Chlidhood Program, Redleaf Quick Guide offers an approachable, efficient entry point for ECE educators who wish to instill ecofriendly values and practices in their programs. The guide will help educators evaluate their current environment and practices, get families and colleagues involved, and make both immediate and long-term changes to make their program "greener." 

Author Biography

Patty Born Selly is an assistant professor of environmental education and STEM at Hamline University. She previously served as the executive director of the National Center for STEM Elementary Education at St. Catherine University. Selly has over twenty years of experience in early childhood education and regularly consults other educators on science and nature education approaches for young children. She is the author of Teaching STEM Outdoors, Early Childhood Activities for a Greener Earth, and Connecting Animals and Young Children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What does it mean to go green? Chapter 1-The Indoor Environment  Chapter 2-Reducing Waste Chapter 3- Learning Spaces Chapter 4-Eco-Friendly Indoor PlayChapter 5- Earth Friendly CurriculaChapter 6-Earth Friendly Snack and Meal TimesChapter 7-Conclusion

Description for Sales People

The Redleaf Quick Guide series are go-to handbooks at a great price point filled with accessible, valuable information to help family child care providers and center staff take appropriate action. The purpose of this book is to meet early childhood educators wherever they are on their journey to becoming a more eco-friendly program. It provides examples of what an eco-friendly program looks like, with lots of big and small ways to shift their own program along the continuum. Patty Born Selly offers practical considerations, tips, strategies and practices that can be implemented right away and helps early childhood educators understand where their program is already successfully integrating eco-friendly practices, and where you have room to grow. The Quick Guide also identifies ways in which the outdoor environment can be used to support children's learning and development as well as anchoring them in an eco-friendly mindset that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. Audience: Early childhood educators and leadership in center and family child care settings. Possible course adoption. Age Focus: birth-8 years old.

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