East the Water Stepping Stones Preschool Charity registration number- 1022769 Ofsted Registration number- EY443628 Registered off ice: Avon Road Bideford Devon EX394BL Trustees: Louise McNeiL Lynette Mopherson Rebecca Oatham Independent Ex8miner: Kieran Stocker Swift Accounting and Bookkeeping Services Ground Floor the Custom House The Strand Barnstaple EX311 EU reasurers As of 31 August 2024, Easi the Water Stepping Stones Preschool has three trustees. Louise McNeil is the Chair of trustee's and the Ofsted nominated person and the Manager Kellie Fowler is the Staff representative and also the Ofsted nominated person. The trustees meet twice 8 year, 1 meeting being the AGM, however information is regularLy reviewed and shared verbally through phone conversations. Trustees are nominated and voted for at the Annual General Meeting. tiv ctiviti The objectives of East the Water Stepping Stones Preschool are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of theirchildren through community groups and by offering appropriate play, education, care facilities and training courses together with the help of parents to take responsibility to become Involved In the activities of such groups and ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability, encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting pubLic interest and recognition of such needs. To identify and assess special educational needs, and to make appropriate provision Instigating and adhering to furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school LearningAILiance. To ensure the safetyof the children in ourcare. To offer fully flexible funded childcare to meet the needs and requirements of ourfamiLies. Structure overnanc Constitution E8St the Water Stepping Stones operates under a constitution, which governs and sets out the preschools purpose, structure and describes how we operate. East the Water Stepping Stones has adopted the constitution set out by the Early Years Alliance. Our structure includes Governance (the committee of voLuntarytrusteesl, Management (the preschool manager and deputy), and Staff (preschool practitioners, apprentices and cleaningstaff). Voluntary Trustees (Committee) The charity is managed and controlled by the Committee, as charity trustees. The trustees ensure that the charity complies with the constitution 8nd delivers the overarching governance of the preschool, sustains continuing support and engagement with management, and initiates regular meetings and actions to meet regulatory requirements. The Committee can have 8 minimum of3 and maximum of 12 members and is made up of parents of preschooL children orcommunity members. Trustee recruitment is through public appeal through the setting and discussed with new families to the preschool during the application process, to current parents/carers and the local community, with voluntary trustees putting forth their name and current committee members confirming their appointment. ALI committee members are voluntarytrustees and no external or third party body appoints trustees. During the period of the TAR, O volunteers stepped down from the Committee. During the period of the TAR, O volunteers joined the committee Management and Staff The setting is managed bythe PreschooL Managerand Deputy Manager. Managers and staff are responsibLe for the delivery of the child development and education aims of the preschool through a high-quality, enriching EYFS curriculum, experiences, and meeting of enrolled children's needs. The rnanagement and staff structure includes 9 qualified, full time individuals- this meets required 8dult-to-child ratios and ensures children are fully supported and provided with individualised care. ublic Be The trustees consider that the objects of East the Water Stepping Stones PreschooL, as stated above, comply with the Charities and Public Benefit: Summary guidance for Charity Trustees (January 2008). The trustees unanimously agree that the requirement for due regard to the PubLic Benefit guidance has been satisfied as government funded places are available to aLI children rustees, Re or chi vements During the period East the Water Stepping Stones Preschool had many achievements to report on. The main achievements include: Pupil places have been high with most sessions being fuLI at the start of the summer term ( April) Staffing remains consistent and continues to be reviewed to ensure that the setting is managed to EYFS standards. At the end of the period East the Water Stepping Stones Preschool had 13 employees working directly with the chiLdren (2 qualified to Level 5, 8 staff quaLified to level 3, 2 qualified to level 2 and 1 apprentice working towards NVQ level 2). The Deputy Manager left us in Aprilto continue her personal developmentworl