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The Byers, Manor Farm, Chilcompton.
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~|||| |Description|||ofthe charity's trust»|||||||| |Type ofgoverning|||||document||Preschool
Learning
Alliance Constitution
2011adopted October 2014.|||| ||||||||Association|||| |How the|||charity is constituted|||||||| ||T~-Sei||||Onme+~S||Parents and family members are Invited to the Annual
General Meeting
in the Autumn.
mansgementcommitteeisappointsdorreappointed
at thismeeting.
Trusteesarethe|||A| ||||||||committee members.|||| |Additional||governance||||issues (Optional
information)||||| ||||||||The preschool is run by a voluntary
parent led committee. Committee|members|are elected|| ||||||||by nomination
atthe Annual
General Meeting snd have roles snd responsibilities
as set out
in the Charity Commission
guidance.
All new members are DBSchecked snd approved
by|||| ||||||||Ofsted.|||| ||||||||There isa handover
period foreach new officer (Chair, Treasurer
&Secretary) and|||| ||||||||suitable training
is available
from BANES Council ifrequired.|||| ||||||||We have regular contact with Bath and North East Somerset Council's|Eariy Years Team.||| ||||||||Noah's Ark Preschool isa member ofthe Preschool
Learning
Alliance.|||| ||||||||We have strong links with the Early Years Teachers at Paulton
infant School snd regutsriy|||| ||||||||visit them to ensure a smooth transkion
for all our children.|||| ||||||||We hold termly committee
meetings to discuss the overall running ofthe preschool and|||| ||||||||future fundraising
plans.|||| ||||||||We complete s daily risk assessment
on the building
and grounds
and syearly
assessment
ofaN equipment
Any visits oroutings are also assessed
in line with the|||| ||||||||peschool policies.|||| ||||||||~
~|||| |Bummary||ofthe object» ofthe|||||We aim to enhance the development
and education ofchildren
under
age by encouraging
families to understand
snd provkfe tbr the needs|statutory school
oftheir children||| |charity eet out||||In It»|||through
community
groups.|||| |governing||document||||||||| |Btanmary ofthe mein achievements
ofthe charfty during the year|This year has again been cha5snglng
due to uncertainty
aflar the global pandemic and
rtsing costs.Ws opened
in September tofewer chgdren than normal. Management
staff
cut shifis to help with expenditure
during the first quarter,
Numbers
tuarted to pick up
lhroughout
January and the ckxrure ofAcorn~at Easter resulbsd
in more|This year has again been cha5snglng
due to uncertainty
aflar the global pandemic and
rtsing costs.Ws opened
in September tofewer chgdren than normal. Management
staff
cut shifis to help with expenditure
during the first quarter,
Numbers
tuarted to pick up
lhroughout
January and the ckxrure ofAcorn~at Easter resulbsd
in more| |---|---|---| ||children Ibr Terms 5and 8.Ws ended the academic year with 47children towhkh 18left|| ||in July for school.|| ||RIhK|| ||We started the year with 8stat Aaron Jackson Ielt us at the end ofterm 4to pursue a|fu5| ||thee camer. Jackie Bysrs regred
in July and Ktrs5e pitt took on more ofan adn5nbnragvs|| ||management
rde during Term 6, In gght ofthe sbdf changes we employed
Lauren|| ||Fennefiy at the sbtrt ofTerm 5and Hannah
Smith from Term 6.Kay Wlgcox remains as
Leader in Charge with FeeTucker as her deputy and Senco Manager.|| ||M
N|| ||Ws have attended
training
via scorn but this has been problemagc
due to internet issues.|| ||A5 staff renewed
their First Aid quafifica5on
in July. A5Saffbenefit from regular|| ||supervisbn
meets and yearly appraisals. Ws con5nually
work with other professionals
to
enhance our pracbce these indude the Early Years Teachers and Advisors fiom Children|| ||Centre Servkes and Banes.|| ||EQKQBR|| ||From April we hired Jenny James (Music with Mummy's)
to provide weddy music
sessions and during Term 6paid for weekly Athletic sessions with Mini Athlebcs.|| ||tsUBIIIIhkRIR1|| ||We visfiad Psulton
Infants school to watch their Christmas
production.
In Oecernber we|| ||held our own producfion
'A medley ofChristmas
songs snd carols at Holy Trinity Church.|| ||Itwas s great success. We hsd a Christmas
party with hired entertainment
for a5 children.
~HQ@g~
The photographer
visited
in November
and June snd gave us a percentage ofthe orders.
LKhK~PKY|| ||We held aschool leaver's
party with hired entertainment
on Friday 15 July.|| ||I
NT|| ||Fundraising
Events have been postponed
since March 2020as our emphasis hss been|| ||on keeping the preschool open. We are planning
to resume during 2023.|| ||Although
the Charity remains
in a posi5ve financial
position we sadly ended this financial|| ||year with a loss of8258.58.Income
Ls slightly up (4.9'/o) on last year, however
Expenditure
has increased
by 9.5/o. Payrofi costs are up 6%gear on year due to the
payment ofsick pay during covid, a pay increase from April 1,first aid training and
higher staffing levels throughout
terms 5and 6toease the transition
period during staff|| ||changes. The preschool
paid for a Staff meal and evening
out at Christmas and again in|| ||July to celebrate the staff leaving and milestone
birthdays. We also bought a hptop, iPad|| ||and accessories toassist with the move to Blossom Early Years Software to which we|| ||now subscribe.|| ||Income and expenditure|| ||Bank Balance b/f
136684.77|| ||T
lln
meforth
earto
1st
ust 2022|| ||BANES
97141.15|| ||Fees
16387.00|| ||FRaising
992.70|| ||Uniform|| ||Lunch Club|| ||Interest|| ||Misc (8College)|| ||114520.$5|| ||Wages
88006.74|| ||PAVE/NI
4067.91|| ||NEST
1949.13|| ||Running Costs
14481.01|| ||E ul ment
4558.63|| ## ##