Everyday actions — ranging from choosing safer cleaning products and toys to introducing a fragrance-free policy or composting program — can help a child care program create healthier indoor and outdoor spaces for children and staff, while contributing to environmental sustainability and action on climate change.
Explore Topics to learn more.
How healthy and sustainable is your child care environment?
Learn more about different areas of children’s environmental health; why it is important, what actions can be taken and where to learn more.
How do we create healthy and sustainable outdoor environments for children?
How do we create healthy and sustainable Indoor areas for children?
How do we safely clean and disinfect in healthy and sustainable ways?
How do we safely prepare food in healthy and sustainable ways?
How do we renovate our setting safely and operate in healthy and sustainable ways?
How do we reduce the impacts of climate change and make sustainable, low-carbon choices?
How do we create inclusive, equitable and accessible spaces?
CPCHE and CCCF gratefully acknowledge the support provided for the 2022 Healthy Environments for Learning Day campaign by:
Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring
Health Canada
CPCHE and CCCF are proud to have worked with the following organizations in developing the 2022 Healthy and Sustainable Child Care Checklist and Resource Hub.
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