The Valley Nursery School Environmental Policies
We seek to improve our environmental policies and improve codes of practice.
We are committed to working in a sustainable way.
Our aim is to reduce pollution and waste:
We aim to reduce the use of energy, water and other resources;
We aim to raise awareness by educating children and the employees;
Where possible we expect similar environmental standards from our suppliers and
contractors.
In order to reduce the impact of the environment, we:
Reduce:
Purchase environment friendly cleaning products where possible;
Use water collected by water butt for certain activities;
Have added new insulation and double glazing to reduce heating wastage;
Wash clothes on low temperatures;
Encourage parents to use bio-degradable nappies;
Conserve energy by using energy saving light bulbs;
Shut down computers and lights when not in use;
Encourage parents and staff to walk whenever possible, or use local transport/car share;
Dry washing outside;
Buy locally sourced products as well as growing our own produces on site in our new polytunnel.
Re-use:
Old clothes and toys are collected from the Nursery by the hospice van each term;
Old towels and sheets are re-used as cloths.
Recycle:
All rubbish and packaging is recycled;
Nursery uniform is encouraged to be re-used and passed on.
Compost:
Vegetable waste is composted
NB. we never compost meat product and cooked food waste.
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Wildlife at The Valley Nursery
We have a respect for nature and encourage the children to access our lovely environment on a daily basis. We boast a secret garden, lake area and river for pond dipping.
Commonly seen around the grounds:
Geese;
House martins;
Water boatmen;
Woodpeckers;
Heron;
Buzzards;
Dragonfly;
Pheasants;
DuckCoots;
Moorhens;
Tits and Finches;
Frogs and toads;
Hedgehogs;
Otters;
Snakes;
Badgers;
Foxes.
Kingfisher;
Bats;
Owls;
Damselfly.
Fish:
Mirror carp;
Rud;
Tench;
Eels.
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Helping the environment
