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Objecti	v	es and A	ctiv	itie	s
					SORP reference
Summary the charity governing		ofthe purposes as set out in its document		of		The ethos of Handsworth Pre-school centres around a partnership with parents/carers to ensure Pre-school children are given appropriate opportunities
						to develop through stimulating play and
						creativity in a safe and secure environment.
						The Pre-school looks to enhance the
						development and education of children
						under statutory school age by encouraging
						parents to understand and provide for the
						needs oftheir children though community
						I'ou s.
Summary ofthe main activities in relation tothose					Pere 1.17end 1 19	Our activities further the public benefit by supporting the needs of children and their
purposes benefit,	in	for the public particular, the				families and promoting the importance of voluntary community involvement in
activities,		projects or				childcare,
services	identified in		the
accounts.						Handsworth Pre-school promotes care and
						safety; independence; education; health
						and wellbeing ofchildren; and the promotion
						of parental involvement in their education;
						provision of services to support children,
						their families, and carers.
						We offer appropriate play facilities for the
						children and Continual Professional
						Development (CPD) for the staff, together
						with the parents, who take responsibility for,
						and to become involved in the activities of
						our Pre-school.
						We ensure that we offer opportunity for all
						children whatever their gender; disability;
						ethnicity; culture; religion; or ability.
						We encourage the study ofthe child's needs
						and their families and promote public
						interest in and recognition of such needs in
						the local area.

Statement	Statement		confirming	confirming	confirming		Para 1.18	The Trustees are fully aware ofthe guidance
whether	the			trustees have				issued by the Charity Commission on public
had regard			to the guidance					benefits. The Trustees meet at least six
issued by the Charity Commission on public								times per year and is made up of four Elected Trustees and non-named members
benefit								and one co-opted member.
								Elected Trustees are elected by the
								members and their names presented at the
								Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the
								charity, which normally takes place in
								October ofeach year.
								New Trustees are given an up-to-date
								induction pack, which gives them a brief
								history of the Pre-school; charity structure;
								election process; trustee overview and their
								roles and responsibilities etc. Copies ofthe
								Pre-school policies and procedures are also
								given to the new Trustees and are also
								available on the Pre-school website to view.
								Policies and procedures are reviewed
								annually and signed off by the Chair of the
								Committee. Staff are provided with a copy of
								the updated policies or procedures for their
								own information.
Additional			information			(optional)
You ma	choose to				include		further statements	where relevant about:
							SORP rsfsrsrrss
								Where possible Handswoith Pre-school will
							Pars 1.38	apply for grants, in order to enhance the
Policy on		grant making						learning and independence ofthe children.
								However under the current economic
								climate applying for grants are becoming
								harder let alone win a successful bid..
							Pars 1.38	NIA
Policy on		social investment
including		program			related
investment
								Volunteers play a vital part in the charity's
							Para 1.38	work —supporting families, carrying out
Contribution				made	by			practical tasks. Volunteers within the setting
volunteers								are valued by staff, children and their
								families as they provide additional support,
								bringing new ideas and help to ensure the
								setting is offering suitable placements for
								those who wish to work within the childcare
								industry.
								Unfortunately, the setting did not have any
								volunteers forthisre itin riod.
Other

Achieve	men	ts	and Per	formance
				SORP rsfsrsncs
					The Pre-school continues to employ six
					dedicated and fully experienced staff and
					they have the necessary qualifications and
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity,				Pars i.20	training to work in the setting. The Pre- school ensures that Continual Professional
identifying	the	difference the			Development (CPD) is a high priority for all
charity's	work	has made to			staff, to ensure that they are up to date with
the circumstances			of its		changes within legislation/statutory
beneficiaries and			any wider		requirements and to ensure that they are
benefits to society as a					best placed to work with the children at the
whole.					setting.
					Their knowledge is being continually
					updated through training programmes
					provided through London Borough of
					Waltham Forest (LBWF), Waltham Forest
					Safeguarding Board (WFSB) and other
					agencies.
					The ethos of the setting centres on a
					partnership with parents to ensure the
					children are given the appropriate
					opportunities to develop through stimulating
					play and creativity in a safe and secure
					environment.
					We continually assess parent's views,
					through starters and end of year
					questionnaires, and careful planning and
					research is undertaken to provide children
					with novel and stimulating activities.
					The setting ran 190 supervised Pre-school
					sessions for children aged between two and
					five years old. Three hours per session for
					children who receive the Free Early
					Education Entitlement (FEEE) and for fee-
					paying children. Reaching 36 children and
					families throughout this reporting period.
					The Pre-school offered 23 places to 3- &4-
					year-olds during this reporting period.
					The Pre-school offers funded two-year-old
					places to children who are entitled to 2-year-
					old funding. We offered places to four
					funded two-year-olds during this reporting
					period.
					The Pre-school also offered nice places to
					fee paying children.
					The Pre-school continues to have a good
					relationshi with the church, who are

extremely helpful and supportive of its work
with the children. The members ofthe
church are usually invited to the Christmas
Concert, coffee mornings and the Spring
Fete.
The Committee raised f800.00 during the
reporting year by holding coffee mornings,
raffles, and the Spring Fete,
Monies raised through raffles, coffee
mornings and parent donations are used to
purchase resources such as art materials,
outdoor equipment, and to fund experiences
such as the mobile soft play bus, which was
enjoyed by all children and staff!
The local funeral directors also continue to
support the setting.
The committee also held sponsored events
such as Sponsored colours day.

Achievements against	Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance offundraising activities against objectives	Para 141
set
Investment performance	Para 1.41
against objectives
Other

Review	ofthe charity's	ofthe charity's	ofthe charity's	ofthe charity's	ofthe charity's	ofthe charity's				Pars 1.21	The Pre-school obtains additional funds
financial position ofthe period					at the end						through the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE), which is given to the children who have turned three orfor the
											two-year olds who are entitled to the two-
											year-old funding. The Pre-school also
											receives fees from parents whose children
											are not entitled to the FEEE.
											The Pre-school is in a financially
											comfortable position. The Business
											Manager constantly reviews the annual
											forecast and advises the Pre-school
											Leader and Committee ofthe income and
											expenditure and ifthere are areas of
											concern.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held										Para 1.22	The money held in the reserve account is to ensure continuity ofthe Pre-school in times offinancial difficulty and enables the management committee to meet its
											financial obligations in relation to staff
											salaries, rent and other contractual
											ex enses
Amount	of		reserves			held				Para 1.22	R39810
Reasons		for		holding		zero				Pars 1.22	NIA
reserves
Details	offund materially								in	Para 1.24	NIA
deficit
Explanation uncertainties				of any about		the				Para 1,23	The Pre-school is well established in local area and has a substantial waiting	the list.
charity continuing concern					as		a going				The Senior Leadership Team (SLT)are very
											strong and have many skills around
											Teaching and Learning; Business matters;
											Human Resources; and Finances. The	SLT
											are constantly looking ahead to improve	the
											setting and to identify any issues that	may
											arise and possibly cause problems for	the
											setting.
											The Pre-school assistants are dedicated
											and are more than happy to go above and
											beyond their job requirements to ensure
											that the children have a great experience		at
											the Pre-school.
Additional You ma		information (optional) choose to include further statements									where relevant about The principal source of funds for the	Pre-
											school is from the Local Authority through
The charity's principal sources offunds (including										Pars 1.47	the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) for 2,3-and 4-year-olds.
any fundraising)											The Pre-school also receives money	from
											families who are not entitled to the FEEE
											and they therefore pay fees for their child's
											lace at the settin .

						The trustees fund raise for the	Pre-school
						the amount offunds raised varies from year
						to ear.
Investment	policy		and			N/A
objectives	including			any
social investment ado ted			policy		Para 1.46
						The principal risks for the charity, would be
						a reduction in the number of	children who
A description risks facing		ofthe principal the charity			Para 1,46	are entitled to the FEEE, if children attended the setting from the Local Authority would	fewer FEEE our income be reduced.
						IfFEEEchildren were not taking up places
						the Pre-school would offer the	places tofee
						paying children and increase the number of
						children on the register.
						The current economic climate	will have an
						impact on the setting. Fee paying families
						are now more inclined to wait	until their
						child is funded before taking a	place at the
						setting.
						The Pre-school now offers 23	hours of
						childcare, there are many families in the
						local community who are entitled to 30
						hours. The Pre-school will need to address
						the number ofhours ofchildcare that it
						delivers to ensure it is meeting	the needs of
						the communit .
						N/A
Other

Structure,	Structure,		Governa	Governa	nce	and	Nlanag	ement
Description			of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing document								PSLA Constitution, adopted 23 November 2011
How is the		charity				Para	1.25	The Pre-school is an unincorporated
constituted?								association.
Trustee selection methods						Pars	1.25	The Trustees are the	governing body	of
including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled								Handsworth Pre-school. The Trustees meet at least six times per year and is made up of four Elected Trustees and non-named members and one co-opted member.
to appoint one or more trustees								Trustees are elected by the members		and
								their names presented	at the Annual
								General Meeting (AGM)	ofthe charity, which
								normally takes place in October of each
								year. New Trustees are	given an up-to-date
								induction pack, which gives the Trustees a
								brief history of the Pre-school; charity
								structure; election	process; Trustee
								overview and their roles	and responsibilities
								etc. Copies of the Pe-school policies		and
								procedures are also	given to the	new
								Trustees and are also available on the Pre-
								school website to view.
								Policies and procedures	are reviewed
								annually and signed off	by the Chair ofthe
								Trustees. Staff are also	provided with a
								copy ofthe updated policy or procedure		for
								their own information
Additional		information			(optional)
You ma	choose to include further statements							where relevant about
								Copies ofthe Pe-school	policies and
								procedures are also given to the new
Policies adopted	and procedures for the induction					Pars	1.51	Trustees and are also available on the Pre- school website to view.
and trainin			oftrustees
								The structure ofthe pre-school is:
								Committee member
The charity's structure and				organisational any wider		Para	1.51	Pre-school Leader
network	with			which the
charity works								Deputy Pre-school
								Leader
								Pre-scho l Assistants
								Business Mana er
								NIA
Relationship				with any		Para	1 51
related	arties
Other								NIA

Charit	name			Handswoith	Pre-school
Other name the chari			uses	N/A
Re istered charit		number		1023514
Charity's	principal	address		Handsworth	Pre-school
				Highams Park Baptist Church
				Cowling Hall
				Cavendish	Road
				Highams Park
				London
				E4 9NG

ame oftrustees holding	title to	property belonging to the	ch
Trustee name		Dates acted lf not for whole	ear
Funds held as custodian		trustees on behalf
Description ofthe assets
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe
charity on whose behalf	the
assets are held and how	this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details ofarrangements	for
safe custody and
segregation ofsuch assets
from the charity's own
assets

Names and add	resses ofadvisers	(Optional	information)
Type of	Name	Address
adviser
Accountant	Richard Hambrook	Sutherland	Road, Welling,	Kent, Da162NQ
Name ofchief	executive or names	ofsenior	staff members	(Optional information)