Cheryl Hadland

Dr Cheryl Hadland is founder and chair of the Hadland Sustainable Education Group (HSEG) which comprises Tops Day Nurseries (formed 1990, now 33 nurseries along the South coast) and Shoots Training Team (around 500 learners pa), becoming Employee Owned in 2024. Cheryl achieved her sustainability leadership qualification with Cambridge University (2018) and her Doctorate (Nursery managers sensemaking and sensegiving of sustainability in an exemplar organisation) in 2026. Cheryl’s book, “Creating an Eco-friendly Early Years Setting” was published in 2020 by Routledge, proceeds of which go to the registered charity GECCO.org.uk which she formed and chairs, which provides free resources for nurseries wishing to become more sustainable. She is a regular speaker on sustainability both locally and internationally, delighting in supporting others in their journey to improving sustainability to safeguard children’s futures. Tops & Aspire became B.Corp in 2021 and again in 2025 with a score