## Little Oaks Community Nursery _Registered Charity: No. 1008361_ ## **AGM 26[th] November 2021** ## **Chairperson Report** It has now been 8 years since I became the committee Chair and it has been a pleasure to work with the committee and of course all at Little Oaks. The AGM always reminds me that I am late making my Christmas cake and this year is no different!!! Christmas at Little Oaks is always so special. There is always plenty of Little Oaks activity during the festive period and last year was no exception. The nativity concert began the festivities on 10[th] and 11[th] December 2020. The show was a great success with many budding stars in the making. Due to government restraints the children couldn’t have their parents/family/friends watching but they still performed brilliantly and all knew Allie was filming so they could share their special concert with everyone. The DVD/download sales also raised welcomed funds for the nursery. A massive thank you to Allie and her husband for filming, editing and producing the DVDs. We ended the autumn term with a socially distanced performance from Mr Marvel’s Magical Fun Show on 15th December for all the children to enjoy. January 2021 saw Little Oaks Community Nursery reach its 30[th] year! It all began back in 1991 when the nursery was set up to support the local school. It was then in the following January that Mrs Ward, having answered their advertisement, started as the new Nursery Head. From here the story is known by the countless children and their families who have travelled their special part of the Little Oaks journey and to whom it has meant so much. Three cheers to Little Oaks! On February 12[th] we wished Dawn all the best as she left for her maternity leave. Nursery’s return after the half term had to be delayed due to cases of Covid19 amongst the staff and children. Thankfully all those who caught the virus soon recovered and we were able to run nursery successfully up to the much-welcomed Easter break. A massive thank you to the staff team for their effort, care and determination to keep going and run a fun, energised spring term. March brought Mrs Ward’s traditional pancake cooking, a much-enjoyed experience for both the children and staff! Due to restrictions we enjoyed fun races with the children but sadly without families and friends. Our summer term began on 19[th] April and we welcomed Emily back from her maternity leave. Much to the children’s delight this meant Emily could run her Cha Char Chimps sessions with us again. On 30[th] June the children’s group photograph was held outside and went really well as did their individual photographs that followed inside. Lots of happy little faces captured and again an excellent fundraiser for the nursery. 1 of 2 The sun shone on our leavers sports day and presentation, held on 16[th] July. Due to social distancing restrictions the children were seated at the top of the race track and their families in pre assigned seating down either side so everyone had a good view. We all had a wonderful, fun time together and an excellent example was set by the involvement from the parents and other family members when it was their turn to race. The last day of the summer term ended with our leavers country dancing to celebrate the completion of their time at Little Oaks. The children and staff had fun showing their dances and then it was the time for the parents and other family members to join in. A true spectacle as the dance formation travels the length of the race track and back again, with plenty of clapping and cheering all the way! Our autumn term began with a slightly more ‘back to normal’ feel. We very happily invited our more recent parents who were unable to tour the inside of the nursery to do so. We arranged Tatty Bumpkin yoga to hold weekly sessions for those who would like to take part. We welcomed Dawn (and her new baby boy) to nursery to hold an Usborne Books sale and Little Oaks via Dawn will be fundraising for a new stock of books via local businesses and an Usborne Books contribution. October 13[th] brought the start of our Harvest Food Collection. The generosity of our parents/carers meant Milton Keynes Food Bank received a substantial food donation, thank you to all for their kindness. Mrs Ward also started our yummy apple crumble making, again a much-enjoyed experience for the children, parents and staff! And definitely a favourite in our house. October revealed the final total of £1,817.66 raised via the Co-op Local Community Fund to develop part of our outdoor space as a green nature area. Thank you to all those Co-op members who chose us as their cause to support over the last year. It's amazing how much Little Oaks has grown over 30 years and it's a testament to the wonderful work by a wonderful team. It's a real family affair and lovely that Mrs Ward is now welcoming children of the children she welcomed in those early days, a credit to her devotion and love for Little Oaks. So that was the 2020/21 academic year, it was a tough year for everyone but as always staff greeted everyone with a smile and reassurance, so thank you Wards and team. I would like to finish with a big thank you, firstly to Clair for her excellent management of our Facebook page and to all of you wonderful ladies for the enthusiasm you all have for the committee. Thank you to all the members for your involvement no matter how big or small, it really has been a lovely team to be part of. Lastly I'd like to thank the Wards and the Little Oaks nursery staff for your continued hard work, never ending enthusiasm and the support and guidance you have given our children. Nothing is ever too much trouble, you make every child and parent feel welcomed from their first visit. Whenever you speak to a parent about Little Oaks, their love for this place is clear, your passion for what you do rubs off! You are truly OUTSTANDING. Kelly Cavill 2 of 2 Matthew Balllnger The Bothy Menimore 8uckln8ham5hire LU70QG 19th November 2021 To Whom It may concern Llttle Oaks Nurse ear end acwunts This 15 to confirm that I have been 5upplled with the year end accounts for Lsttle Oaks Nursery for 2020_ 2021. The year end accounts are corrett to the best of my knowle(18e based on the information I have been Supplied with. Klnd Regards Matthew Ballinger JJa&L 41.914 .733Y /J?O Plpf 11A6.7• 16J2 Yo¥1 Aiwtsl•M Curr•nt Uiblli¢J•s 44•J.12 Qi•SJi om 406).11 411MJI (aplt•l & H•xrv¢i JTOO-Re'.. IAOO. PfnfJfdn¢1105:Arcounl PlJL*CfOvnt 41C63.12 41C*3.IZ 41C63 12 82.195.31 406%12 8119531 'p I&$L'&4 21*8S281 Pult￿l 51KN. . LJnJlwrn ?.BT97 *1$018 •is¢ 01r￿ Exp•n5*1 (￿￿1. 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