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17 September 2024

Autumn activities for early years

05 September 2024 By The YPO Team

As autumn befalls, the leaves are falling, and the weather is cooling. It’s the perfect time to get immersed in the colourful nature of our favourite season. Here are a few of our favourite autumn activities for early years that will definitely keep the little ones busy and entertained throughout!

How to create a sensory garden

03 September 2024 By The YPO Team

A sensory garden is a versatile space designed to appeal to each of the five key senses (sight, smell, sound, touch, and taste). It features a myriad of beautiful flowers, plants, landscaping, and other materials that can be arranged in various ways to create a positive sensory experience for its visitors. What you include in a sensory garden depends on the effect you want to achieve. It can be designed to stimulate the senses or create a calming atmosphere, giving you the creative freedom to design a space that suits your needs.

Our top money saving tips for schools

03 September 2024 By The YPO Team

Now more than ever, it’s important for schools to save money where possible. We discuss our top money saving tips for schools, and how to stretch your school budget further.

YPO's top tips for saving on back to school

03 September 2024 By The YPO Team

At YPO, we pride ourselves on being completely transparent and offering better value all year round – and back to school is no exception.

Six ways for teachers to save

27 August 2024 By The YPO Team

Teaching is an incredibly rewarding profession, but with tight budgets, getting the resources you need to create exciting and engaging lessons can sometimes be difficult. We’ve come up with six ways to help you save money without compromising your creative lesson ideas.

Outdoor storytelling beyond the book

23 August 2024 By Stories with Liv

When we imagine storytelling outdoors, most of us picture the same thing: an adult sat with a book in hand, looking out at a sea of children quietly looking up at them. I'm not here to tell you it can't and won't look like that, but storytelling outdoors can be so much more than just reading books. We want to do more than bring the indoors outside. We want to use the natural atmosphere of the outdoors to take children on an adventure. But where do we start?

Tips for study trip planning

07 August 2024 By The YPO Team

Planning a study trip for the first time can be exciting and enriching for both teachers and students. It offers a unique opportunity to enhance classroom learning through real-world experiences. However, organising a study trip requires careful planning and consideration.

Play trays in the great outdoors

07 August 2024 By The YPO Team

A staple in early years settings – the magnificent play tray. A versatile, open ended resource that you can use to create many different opportunities for your little learners to explore and interact with the world around them.

The urban forest school

19 July 2024 By Beeches Park Childrens Day Nursery

Forest school experiences aren't just for those of us in the countryside. Even in built up cities and towns, nature is all around. This is where urban forest schools come in!