Lymington Little Dolphins Preschool
– Annual report school year 2024/2025
Children and numbers overview:
This year we started with 26 children on role, with the majority of them doing 3 or more full day sessions. We still had a few spaces each day, however some of the children picked up more sessions as the year went on. We had 1 new child start in January and 1 new child start in April.
Throughout the year we had lots of parents make contact to put their child on the waiting list and a healthy September 2025 intake is expected.
Staff changes:
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Kirsty rejoined the setting in September 2024 and is a support member of staff – not having key children and covering illnesses and courses.
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Syndey left the setting in July 2025 to start her teaching degree and to work in an SEN provision, something she wishes to specialise in with her teaching.
Courses attended;
Over the course of the year the preschool management and staff team have attended regular Services for Young Children (SfYC) briefings and training courses, this has included; PVI briefings, SENco support meetings, Lead Practitioner Safeguarding briefings and Birth to Four support meetings. Attending these meetings has ensured that we have the latest advice and guidance available to us, ensuring we can continue to work to a high standard and be compliant with all new and developing Government legislations.
A lot of the training is still webinar based, both bringing a positive and negative experience. A positive impact has been staff are able to attend the course within the office at work, cutting down travelling time and cover costs. A negative impact is not having the face-to-face networking, and being able to share ideas and advice with other settings.
Other training courses that staff have attended include;
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First Aid update for 5 staff.
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Food Hygiene updated for 5 staff.
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Health and Safety course – all staff.
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Safer recruitment for 3 staff.
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Prevent duty updated 5 staff.
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DSL prevent updated 2 staff.
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Finished a year-long project – First Opportunities Speech, Language and Communication Project.
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➢ The Early Years Communication Commitment
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➢ WellComm training
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➢ 3 staff attended the Tizzy Time training after the project (5 staff in total now qualified)
Planning & new curriculum:
We have continued to plan our curriculum around the needs and interests of the children. We created a 2-year planning cycle with this year being the second year of the cycle.
Topics this year have included:
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All about me, Nursery Rhymes and Autumn.
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Space (including Light and Dark)
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Christmas
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How things work?
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Fairytales
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Animals around the world
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Our local area.
Links with the local community:
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Christmas Tree Festival – we made decorations and took a small group of children to St. Thomas’s church to decorate our tree.
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Visits from people from the community (fire service, ambulance service, local farmer, teacher, dentists, Hampshire healthy families etc.)
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Visit to the fire station.
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Promoting other businesses that donated to our Easter Raffle on our social media pages.
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Social media posts – sharing what we have been doing at preschool.
Improvements to the setting:
Over the year we have started to replace the run-down toys and books. This is an ongoing process and we have created a wish list for the items we still need to get.
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Tesco grants have helped us to purchase new resources for the garden.
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Revamped the book corner into a reading garden.
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Updated some of our resources.
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Replacement of iPads.
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New laptop purchased.
Focus for the coming year:
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Revamp the room and resources for our continuous provision/ enhancement ethos.
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Replace fencing on the patio.
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Replace fencing around the garden.
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Revamp the mud kitchen area.
I would like to take this moment to thank you all for joining us tonight, and giving up your own time to support the preschool. Lastly, I would like to say a very big and heartfelt thank you to last year’s committee for your time and support during the last year.
Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-school - End of Year Accounts - 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025
MAIN ACCOUNT
INCOME
GRANTS/FUNDING FEES Vouchers OTHER (inc training) Donation
TOTAL INCOME
TOTAL INCOME INCLUDING TRANSFERS
£109,900.92 £10,356.37 £20,915.60 £235 £48
£141,455.82 £141,455.82
EXPENDITURE
| EXPENDITURE | |
|---|---|
| WAGES | £102,384.06 |
| HMRC PAYE/NICS | £6,286.55 |
| RENT | £7,875.00 |
| PENSION | £4,198.81 |
| PAYROLL CHARGES | £427.71 |
| TRAINING | £1,001.50 |
| INSURANCE | £1,451.98 |
| SNACK | £1,164.26 |
| OFFICE COSTS ( DBS applications) | £4,856.12 |
| STAFF UNIFORM | £722.44 |
| ACTIVITIES(INC EYPP) | £4,289.91 |
| EE MOBILE | £199.02 |
| Monthly Charges | £57 |
| Ink | £34 |
| Clinical Disposal | £245 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | £135,193.62 |
| TRANSFERS (REFUND FEES, LOTTERY LICENCE) | £10,157.95 |
| TOTAL EXP INCLUDING TRANSFERS | 145351.57 |
| Main A/C opening bank bal Income 2024/25 Expenditure 2024/25 Main A/C closing bank bal |
£49,493.42 £141,455.82 £190,949.24 £145,351.57 £45,597.67 RECONCILED |
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Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-school, Community Room, Lymington Infant School, Avenue Road, Lymington, SO41 9GP. Registered Charity No.: 1024056
Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-school - End of Year Accounts - 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025
FUNDRAISING ACCOUNT
| INCOME FUNDRAISING £1,435.44 CHILDREN'S UNIFORM £590.98 DONATIONS £180.95 OTHER - Tfrs To Cover Monthly Charge £45.00 TESCO GRANT £1,500.00 PHOTOGRAPHY £55.17 TOTAL INCOME £3,807.54 TOTAL INCOME INCLUDING TRANSFERS £3,807.54 |
EXPENDITURE EQUIPMENT £164.85 OFFICE EXPS £0.00 FR EXPS £297.50 XMAS(childrens entertainment & presents) £117.97 CHARGES £68.37 CHILDRENS UNIFORM £535.09 TESCO GRANT EXPS £1,180.22 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £2,364.00 TRANSFERS (TRANSFERRED TO MAIN A/C) £59.01 TOTAL EXP INCLUDING TRANSFERS £2,423.01 |
EXPENDITURE EQUIPMENT £164.85 OFFICE EXPS £0.00 FR EXPS £297.50 XMAS(childrens entertainment & presents) £117.97 CHARGES £68.37 CHILDRENS UNIFORM £535.09 TESCO GRANT EXPS £1,180.22 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £2,364.00 TRANSFERS (TRANSFERRED TO MAIN A/C) £59.01 TOTAL EXP INCLUDING TRANSFERS £2,423.01 |
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| FR A/C opening bank bal £3,202.31 Income 2024/25 £3,807.54 £7,009.85 Expenditure 2024/25 £2,423.01 FR A/C closing bank bal £4,586.84 RECONCILED |
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Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-school, Community Room, Lymington Infant School, Avenue Road, Lymington, SO41 9GP. Registered Charity No.: 1024056
Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-school - End of Year Accounts - 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025
| Reserve Account INCOME TOTAL INCOME TRANSFERS FROM MAIN AC TO COVER MONTHLY CHARGE TOTAL INCOME INCLUDING TRANSFERS |
£10,060.00 £10,060.00 £10,060.00 |
EXPENDITURE Monthly account charge £60.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £60.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURE INCLUDING TRANSFERS £60.00 |
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| Reserve Account opening bank bal Income 2024/2025 Expenditure 2024/2025 Hot meals closing bank bal |
£18,000.00 £10,060.00 £28,060.00 £60.00 £28,000.00 RECONCILED |
Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-school, Community Room, Lymington Infant School, Avenue Road, Lymington, SO41 9GP. Registered Charity No.: 1024056
NEW FOREST BOOKKEEPING Bank Reconciliation Report Bank Accounts Year Endin Au ust 31" 2025 Account No. 01046683 Opening Balance Receipts Payments Closing Balance 49,493.42 141,455.82 145,351.57 45,597.67 Account No. 31412426 Opening Balance Receipts Payments Closing Balance 3,202.31 3,807.54 2.423.01 4,586.84 Account No. 01471287 Opening Balance Receipts Payments Closing Balance 18,(x)O.00 10,060.00 60.00 28,000.00 Tara Novell MICB nfbookkeeping@outlook.com 07796 583550
NEW FOREST BOOKKEEPING REPORT TO= Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-school Community Room Lymington Infants School Avenue Road Lymington Hampshire 50419GP Accounts Year Endin Au ust 31" 2025 I have now completed my examination of the accounts for year ending 31" of August 2025. l am happy that all transactions appear to have been correctly recorded, including transfers between accounts. The transactions have been recorded with detail and are 5UPPOrted by the correct documentation. The three bank accounts reconcile, details of the opening and closing balances are attached in my reconciliation report. It is my opinion that the Pre-school Accounts have been maintained comprehensively and to a high standard. I have no concerns regarding the bookkeeping and running of the accounts. Tara Novell MICB nfbookkeeping@outlook.com 07796 583550