Easton PreSchool Leader’s Report for AGM 2021
February 2020-2021 has been a strange year with Covid19 rearing it’s ugly head, something none of us had ever encountered before.
March-July we were forced to close and follow lockdown rules meaning STAY AT HOME and it saw staff working from home, creating short activity videos and updates sent to all of our families, updating policies and attending virtual training courses; not being able to be furloughed due to the setting receiving Government funding for a high percentage of our children. The committee agreed that staff were to remain of basic pay. We also transferred funding to 3 other nurseries for children of Key Workers so they could access childcare at a setting that was open. All this resulted in our finances taking a blow like never before.
As our year of 2020 leavers didn’t get a send off to ‘big school’ in the July, during the summer holidays we had a Covid safe gathering at benches six feet apart, outside on the grassy area, ‘One family one bench bring your own food with no sharing’ event!
It was brilliant and we caught up with all our families that we hadn’t seen since March of that year and the children were able to see their friends again after all the time in lockdown apart from them.
By August we were preparing to resume in the September and to increase numbers we offered 3 weeks of prebooked Covid safe, half an hour slots, adults masked, to come and have a look around preschool and its surroundings. From this we secured 3 new starters for September and a couple more families were thinking about coming to us in the future.
So under new Covid rules we opened a very different Easton PreSchool having minimalised soft furnishings, put away dressing up clothes, soft toys and dolls as these were considered Covid transmittable.
It was all about cleaning, with washing hands at every turn, staff and children alike. We started drop off and pick up at the door as parents watched their preschooler walk across our threshold to have their temperature taken, getting ready to leave once getting the outcome of the thermometer reading. We played outside more than ever and went on walks around the farm and down to the woods every day having it to ourselves as public venues weren’t allowed to open as yet. We were free!
Things got worse in the country over the Christmas holidays and we went into another lockdown except Early Years settings were to remain ‘open to all’ so we continued with the keep Covid safe routines and saw the Spring term out complying with any Government rule that was thrust upon us! However, we played outside more than ever and went on walks around the farm and down to the woods every day having it to ourselves as public venues weren’t allowed to open as yet. We were free!
We moved to ‘bring your own snack’ because we were wasting fruit and of course funds due to numbers of children attendance was sadly sporadic. Families were undecided as to whether to send their children back due to latest government initiatives being confusing and inconsistent. Who can blame them!
A really good aspect appeared from all our Covid safe restrictions and that was we found the children settled so much easier and quicker being dropped off and picked up at the door so we are continuing with this routine to this day.
Our numbers have dipped but we continue under various Covid restrictions, managing to maintain happy, confident, eager to play and learn youngsters getting them ready for school and so they are able to move on into their futures successfully. But let’s get recruiting! Jackie Wall Dec2021
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EASTON PLAYGROUP CHARITY Statement of Financial Activities for the Year to 28th February 2021 2020 Unrtslricted Rutrlttd Fundi Futtd$ 2021 UnrNtTl¢ted Rtstricted Fuhds Fundi Total Tot1 Notes 5.642.00 59.611.57 617.60 5.642.60 59.611 57 617.60 Fees Earty EdtsUI FuryJin8. SCC 3,422.45 39,816.15 132.81 40.15 I62.) 4.38 3.422.45 39,816.IS 132.81 40.15 162.IK) 4.38 Fundrall MLcella¥ous Rc¢e Iniere$i Rectiv¢d 839.05 7.51 139.65 7.51 66,A.Ilb.66 66.830.66 Total Jntoro¢ 43,.177.94 4J,577.94 Dlrttt Ch•rliblt ExpEDdll0 EXpendIr¢. Equipmeni Refr¢shmenls Wa8¢S Nesi PaentS R¢m Subscnptm) Tekp) ind IN¢nt F¢¢s Fees R¢fuTrJ Limle L¢ader5 Ftts Covid Fwxls. Mgai Bam Nursery Fees 522.86 406.05 Sl.Q73.47 995.69 2,804.50 35.00 936.45 522.80 406.05 51.073.47 995.69 2.804.SO 35.00 936.45 48.93 172.58 4J.688.56 .795.15 3.970.00 61.00 1.030.99 270.40 777.90 170.36 48.93 172.58 43.688.56 3.970.00 61.00 1,030.99 270.40 777.90 170.36 Other ElndItre- Dar¢ 1#surw)ce S&tnery Gift5 Miscellaneous Exp¢nses 420.00 607.65 663.82 202.17 1.983.28 420.00 607.65 663.82 202.17 1.983.28 622.86 367.811 143.00 808.51 622 86 367 88 143.IM) 808.51 60,650.94 60,650.94 Total Exptodll¥ 53,928.12 5J,928.12 0,179.72 6.179.72 Net IwfomtlExpeDd1rt fot the Ytar 10,350.18 37,032.96 37.032.96 Fund balwKes broughi forward Cai l_M•r-20 43.212.68 43,212,68 43,212.68 43,212.68 Fumd hl*nrts ¢ithed fornrd 31,862.50 32,862.q Registered Charity 1025493 Page I
EASTON PLAYGROUP CHARITY Balance Sheet as at 28th February 2021 2020 Not 2021 Flxtd Autts: Curttn¢ Assets= BaLl¢S al Bank.. Lws Culrettt Acc(wtht Lipyls 30 D•y5 1)ewbSil AccTrtht Llo)ds BIA Aecwni CJ5h 21,892.90 10.03S.56 5.0$4.50 50.IM) 37.032.96 17,695 24 15,043.63 58.32 65.31 32.862.50 CurreDt Llbllhk5: 37.032.96 rt¢ Currtnl Aurfj.. 32,862.50 37.OJ2.96 Net Ai$¢ts 32,862.40 RepreYeffl by FUNDS 37.032.96 Vnre$trttd FuMI$'. 32.862.50 Resthctsd FuThls". 37.032.96 J2.862.50 I hay¢ ¢¥amined ihe Bank Sthiemtnt5. Inv0c$ aNI VCherS etc. aThJ have fOuj r¢450n 10 b¢licvt t c¢ounts i¢)eCt for ihe Easion Pla>y(wp for IhE penrKI be¢¢n Isi Mu¢h 2020 aTrJ 28th F¢bruary 2021. M IIUTSON TTea5urcr Easio A E MEADOWS IrwJ¢pertdent ExamitieT FrAmltngham 19th JLtn 2021 lhJun2021 Registered Charity 1025493 Page 2
EASTON PLAYGROUP CHARITY Notes to the Accounts for the Year to 28th February 2021 l. A¢tounllng Policl¢s Getseral Th¢s¢ ae¢tyJMs hve been prepattsl uNkT Iht c(veI0n and rn aCCorn¢t appli¢abl¢ A¢¢tyJMinR sAIT& and Iht Stater1 of R4x(AMth Praciice Aftnting by ChaTliies Deprttialk) As the chority h)Ids Fed knets bistthically. ihete h•$ beth rMTrdye¢ia1i (r8)I in Ihe ac¢ount& 2. Flxed Assets ThtFJoup h)lth Fix Ass05. 3. Dontlon5 Re¢eSved 2020 35125 2021 SN¢k DLWI 132.81 4. AnAIy5is of "Mi5eellDeous Rec¢ipls" 2020 2021 Uhre51rlcttd Re$trltled Fundi Fund5 Tol#l 139.15 May Flir Rec¢w$ Xm•s P4ny Rfflc Rc¢ffjs Raffle Rt1p1S T.8hJ"rts Rtt¢ipts SUMrrr Fun Wttk¢Tra Xm85 Card Rt¢rriptS Vinual Raffle Inw1•¢ RefuThl 39.70 3550 74.97 130.00 65.00 65.(M) 515.32 162.ljo 162.00 Register¢d Charity 1025493 Page 3
EASTON PLAYGROUP CHARITY Notes to the Accounts for the Year to 28th February 2021 (continued) S. Analy$i5 of "fvliscellaneous Expendithre" 2020 2021 UtyTtstri¢ttd Funds R¢$tri¢t¢d Funds TotAI 43.71 263.55 29.08 Ckanin8 M¢rib15 Cour5Cfifratyiithg Postws. Banners. Ftyers Webstie Ihmain Name l H05ttn8 Adv¢rtlPubkrty Payroll Fccs 18.19 DBS Fees vIru5 nY4inlenarKe (fvi%ima5 Pr¢s¢nts Learnmg Rcsourses May Fair EipcrL%¢S Joe Musi¢ Priniin8 of Xmts Cards suffo Speech Tknelpy Lesson5 BP Foundat1) Mouse Traps Choppm8 Board Unifomi Pa>vwii 185.71 185.71 37.57 J7.57 59.99 8.39 65.15 374.16 59.99 391.56 391.56 13.00 39.) 11899 13. 271.55 29.00 80.00 42.68 42.68 66,30 78.( 78.00 341.00 20.1)0 23.80 205.60 1,983.211 808.SJ 808.51 6. Equlpment Note5 All equipm¢ni pur¢ha5¢d is Mt corL6Ldcrcd "nLllcrial" value. Thc5e pur¢h&Ys ar¢ genernlty cla55¢d as"r¢newaLs" 45 play equipnxThi a very slKn lif¢ spa 7. Restricted Funds Movements ,Yotes This year we have re¢eived no r¢stricied Registered Charity 1025493 Page 4