- - Stonebroom Pre School Trustees Annual Report 2022 2023
Stonebroom Pre-School Stonebroom Village Hall Cleveland Road Stonebroom Derbyshire DE55 6JF
Ofsted Registration No. EY311549 Registered Charity No. 1026865
Introduction
Stonebroom Pre-School has been running for 51 years providing an invaluable resource for the local community and wider area. The pre-school is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity that serves Stonebroom and its surrounding villages by delivering high quality, local and cost effective educational childcare to 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
The pre-school has adopted the Early Years Alliance Model Constitution. The employed staff are supported by a voluntary management committee comprised of parents and other interested parties.
We currently offer pre-school care in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, with funded and non-funded places available to 2 – 4 year olds. We offer three hour sessions in the morning and afternoon, Monday to Friday in term-time.
Achievements and Performance
This was a year of rebuilding and consolidation for Stonebroom Pre-School, following the damaging effects of the pandemic upon our financial reserves and child occupancy levels.
In January, we were delighted to welcome our new Manager Abby Cundy, whom we employed following an extensive recruitment process. Abby very quickly settled into her new role, and introduced a number of excellent and transformative ideas to complement the good work already done at our setting.
Interim Manager Barbara Bird returned to her Assistant Manager role, and the trustees would once again like to place on record their gratitude to Barbara for her hard work and commitment during this period. Barbara’s dedication to the pre-school over many years has been unwavering, and we are very grateful for all of her efforts.
We would like to extend our thanks to all of the staff, who have been as dedicated and professional as ever. They continue to be exemplary practitioners, and are a credit to the pre-school and the local community.
As the summer approached, our Manager sadly informed us she would be forced to leave us in the autumn due to a family relocation. We began recruitment for a replacement over the summer, and were delighted to offer the role to Tammy Barson from September 2023.
All of our popular parental, fundraising and community events went ahead this year, and we held a successful Halloween event, Christmas Fair, Christmas performance, Easter bonnet parade, sports day and graduation ceremony, along with our annual school ‘trip’, which this year constituted the animals from White Post Farm visiting us, rather than us visiting them!
Child occupancy numbers gradually increased throughout the year from significant lows to considerable highs, as we finally achieved pre-pandemic levels of stability in this area. However, the continued well-documented rise in energy, food, staff and other costs meant that despite careful monetary control, and an unavoidable increase in the fees we charge, we made a substantial loss of just over £11,000. Despite this, our reserves remain satisfactory thanks to the diligence of previous years.
As a consequence of this loss, the trustees once again were forced to vote to increase fees from September 2023, which in conjunction with increased child occupancy, should ensure financial sustainability. As a charity, we try to stay as affordable as possible for the local families we serve, and continue to be one of the very lowest cost providers in the local area, at significantly lower cost than many local commercial operators.
In conclusion, the trustees feel that despite the continuation of a very difficult period for the early years childcare industry as a whole, the pre-school once again met its aims and objectives and continues to be a great asset to the local community.
Aims and Objectives
We aim to continue delivering a comprehensive, high quality early years education to all of our children, offering a choice of activities appropriate to their ages and stages of development. We will maintain our focus on individuality, progression, and care. We aim to encourage parental involvement from the outset, for the benefit of the children and pre-school alike.
We look forward to our new Manager becoming established, and we aim to return to economic profitability. It is also crucial to recruit new parents and carers to secure long term stability with regard to our voluntary committee of trustees.
Thank you to all involved for your hard work over the past year, and for the year ahead.
The Chairperson On behalf of the Committee of Trustees Stonebroom Pre-School
Stonebroom Pre-School
Accounts for Year End 31/07/2023
Opening Balance 01/08/2022
£ 46,115.28
(All Accounts)
Income
| Fees | £ | 21,796.00 |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | £ | 41,181.30 |
| Uniform Payments | £ | 100.00 |
| Milk Rebate | £ | 154.48 |
| Grants | £ | - |
| Fundraising | £ | 1,137.72 |
| Donations | £ | 35.00 |
| Other Income | £ | 235.21 |
Total £ 64,639.71
Expenditure
| Wages | £ | 66,119.32 |
|---|---|---|
| Consumables | £ | 1,133.94 |
| Food | £ | 733.98 |
| Administration | £ | 945.59 |
| Equipment | £ | 545.97 |
| Services | £ | 3,821.23 |
| Insurance | £ | 976.83 |
| Training | £ | 348.60 |
| Other | £ | 1,019.76 |
Total £ 75,645.22
Income £ 64,639.71 Expenditure £ 75,645.22 Profit -£ 11,005.51
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