Water education in preschools

Preschool Water Education Program 

Wyong and Gosford councils have developed a mulit-faceted water education program for early childhood centres, teachers, children and their families that focuses on saving water and the importance of water in our lives. The program engages children from a young age on how we use water at school and at home and how to save water through participation in fun activities.

The program has been rolled out to a large number of council, community and independently-run childcare centres on the Central Coast and is open to all centres who would like to participate.

Find out more about the program and how to register your interest.

Little Green Steps 

The Little Green Steps program is continuing to promote sustainability among Central Coast preschools and early childhood centres.

Background

Little Green Steps is coordinated by the Gosford and Wyong Council’s. The program started back in 2004 with these aims: 

• Provide resource kits on waste, water, wildlife, energy and stormwater.
• Provide in-service training to early childhood educators through professional development workshops.
• Produce a bi-monthly newsletter providing information on a range
  of topics relating to sustainability and environmental education
• Provide on-going educational support.

To learn more take a look at the Little Green Steps Project Evaluation Report (218.40 KB)

Check out the program's newsletters. Contact Council to get older copies emailed you.

• Term 4 - 2010 (2.72 MB)
• Term 3  - 2010 (3.79 MB)
• Term 2 - 2010.pdf (824.10 KB)
• Term 4 - 2009.pdf (824.23 KB)
• Term 3 - 2009.pdf (722.49 KB)
• Term 2 - 2009.pdf (652.70 KB)
• Term 1 - 2009.pdf (1.28 MB)
• Term 3 - 2008.pdf (540.55 KB)
• Term 2 - 2008.pdf (4.80 MB)

See this Little Green Steps - Guide for educators (4.04 MB). The booklet is a valuable teaching tool and provides ideas about developing sustainability resources.

Return to environmental education to read about other council programs for children.