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| Summary of Ihe main achievements of Ihe charity during the year |
HARTISIG VILLAGE PRESCHOOL GROUP Chair's Report 2020—2021 Tamsin Cormack - Chair ofthe Preschool Committee |
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| The last academic year has been another difficult one to negotiate, with |
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| Ihe majanty of the year being spent in some fomi of lackdown due to the |
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| conhnuing prevalence of Covid-19. As an Early Years Setbng, the |
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| expectation was for vs to remain open throughout and that has been both |
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| rewarding and challenging. The number ofchildren attending aver the |
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| last year has nsen steadily (we began the year with I7 cihildren on roll, |
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| and ended this term with 26) We have also found the number ofdays |
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| clxldren have attended across the week has increased —this is a dimcl |
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| result of Ihe second penod of home schooling wilh younger siblings being |
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| harder to entertain at home, caupled with Ihe expectation for the nation |
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| wark from home Unfortunately, as many ofthese children were rising |
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| it has resulted in only a small amount of increased revenue. This is due |
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| to the disparity between government funding for Ihese hours and the actual cost lo the preschool ofthese children attending |
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| Leanne and her team have conlinued to run lhe setting with energy and |
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| enthusiasm even with new systems and protocols in place They spent |
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| last summer preparing - wnkng a detailed nsk assessmenl and setting up |
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| systems ter ensurmg toys. resources, the hall and ils furniture were |
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| cleaned regularly and thoroughly. The whOle routine ol ths day had ta |
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| rejiggad la allow time for this. | |||||
| I would like to thank staff (or Ihwr positivity towards keeping the |
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| preschool open. Al a bme when the majorily ofthe country was being |
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| lold to 'Stay Home and Save Lives, our preschool slaff were being told | |||||
| by the gavernment to 'get on vnlh It'. The positive attitude oi staff |
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| members and Iheir willingness to adapt their practice snd the sst up was |
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| Incredible and I am so grateful to Ihe four Of them. |
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| I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Village Hall |
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| Committee for the last two yearn ofsupport, espeaally during ths initial 2020 summer loclcdown. We had so few children attending and we were |
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| given a rent reduction and allowed to vse the smaller space in the hall |
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| We lost a considerable amount of money last academic year and would |
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| have been ln a very difficul situation had Ihers not been Ihis flexibility on |
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| aur overheads, We ers very grateful for this as at this lime we had bath |
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| key worker children and extremely vulnerable children attending, we had |
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| put two members of staff on furlough ana were closed to Ihe majanty of |
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| children resulting in a loss ofmcoms |
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| The committee have nal been able lo run fundralsing events as we have |
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| in the past. which again has affected our income. The loss of Ihe |
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| Festiwtiss stall for the last two ysara has meant that a huge chunk of |
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| money we expect lo raise annually wasnI there. We tried to think |
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| creabvely and within restrictions and ran a vary successful, socially |
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| disbsnced Chnstmas event We arganised a raffle wilh pnzss donated many local businesses and individuals. We also had some stalls open affer school in the week leading up to the snd oi term and as a result |
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| raised just over K1.000 —a staggenng amount. | |||||
| I would like lo thank staff. the members ofthe committee and ths local |
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| community for supporting us so generously in this event. We have also |
community for supporting us so generously in this event. We have also |
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| held some smaller events over the summer term as restnctions have |
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| started lifting —selling ice lollies after school on sunny days, a sponsored |
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| 'Toddle Waddle'up on Harling Down as well as selling tea towels with |
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| children's pictures on. |
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| This academic year has again brought with it unforeseen challenges. but |
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| the staff, committee and children have nsen lo the challenge. We have |
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| ' | continued with the measures to ensure social distanang at drop off and |
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| [ collection, we have continued to ensure ngorous hygiene measures are , in place and we have organised events to raise money within the |
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| ' | guidance gwen to us from the government. The children have bean |
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incredible —Iheir resilience. thea enloyment enthusiasm and posilivlty |
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| ! has been inspmng for us all When our oldest children had their |
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| ! graduation last Monday it was very emouonal —for the parents and ( careis as well as for the children. They have formed a very tight knit , group and developed such strong relationships with the staff at the ,'preschool The parents are also extreinely grateful that the setting was |
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| able to remain open at a time when everything else was closed down. |
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| I The members of staff have cared for the children like their own and been , a constant in a very unsetthng time. |
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| What we have learnt over the last two years ls that Harli5ng Preschool |
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| part of an incredible community; il has a fantastic staff team and |
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| i wonderfully supportive famihes. We look forward to the future and know |
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| that we can deal with whatever lies ahead. |
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| Hartlng Toddler Group | ||
| Over the last lerm, Lesnne and her team have set up and run lhe Harting | ||
| Toddler Group. This had stopped due to a lack ofvolunteers, bul is now |
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| up and running again. The team have worked hard togain interest on |
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| Sowal media and in the local community. At the start. the government |
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| limited numbers at baby groups to 15and the group was full every week |
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| —often with a waiting list! |
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| Since restnctions have lifted, the group has continued to be busy, with an |
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| average of14families attending each week, The feedback so tar has |
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| been incredibly positive and so the group will conbnue in September. |
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| I One of the positive results ofthis group is that two families have signed |
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| ' their toddlers up for at least two sessions a week at preschool this term, |
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| , with another two families hoping to send their children in September. |
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| ', Treasurer's re ort to Hartin Preschool AGM - December 2021 |
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| The cash summary ofthe accounts for Ihe pened 1 September 2020to |
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| 31 August 202t is attached for your perusal. These figures are correct |
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| and reconciled tothe bank account There were no Invoices outstanding |
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| in rasped offee payments or expenses. I have pmvided a companson |
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| the last year figures as it helps to understand the impact of the Covid-19 |
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| over the last two years, and to show the recovery which is happening. | ||
| The balance for the year has increased by 25,113. This is extremely |
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| good gwen part ofthe finanaal pened was affected by Covid restrictions |
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| and there was a tendency, understandably, for new children to start a |
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| liNe later in the academic year once restnctions had been lifted. |
| So, although the fee income is higher this year (due to closures in the |
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| previous year), I would have expected Ihem in 'normal' times tobe even |
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| higher | |
| It is also important to note that there are two insurance payments (ie.2x |
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| E800) included in these accountS aS the 2019/20 paymenl was paid later |
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| than normal. | |
| There were also purchases ofnew mini ipads and hand washing stations |
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| in this year amounting to about E1,100. These are included within |
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| Stationery, printing &postage; and Repairs & maintenance respectively. |
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| Takmg this into account, the surplus of income over expendrlure of |
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| ES 113is extremely good. | |
| The closing cun'ent account balance at 31August 2021 isE24 122with | a |
| further E20,664 held in the deposit account. | |
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| The numbers ot children adendmg pre-school are good. and we |
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| anliwpate this trend will continue. Obviously, any further closure due to |
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| the Covid-19 would impact heavity on the finances, bul we have to hope |
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| this won't happen. | |
| Our current bank balance at 6 December 2021 stands st E16,050, and | |
| we are expecting a large receipt in respect ofWSCC vouchers in the next |
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| couple ofdays. in the region ofE8000or more. I therefore anticipate the |
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| balance at 31 December to be back in excess of E20k once salanes have |
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| been paid. | |
| There is an outstanding debtor, for an amount ofE882, owed to the pre- |
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| school by a parent who's child is no longer at pre-school. The situation |
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| difficult and it is very unlikely that payments wili be forthcoming. The |
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| committee will need to consider whether any action should be taken to |
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| recover these tees. | |
| I would like to say how much I appreciate the help from Leanne who is |
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| very organ wed and feeds me with all the information I need in a timely |
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| manner. i would also hke to thank all the staff at pre-school, they are |
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| always welcoming and it is a pieasure to work with them. |
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| hlany thanks | |
| Trish Walker, Treasurer | |
| March 2012 |