Snettisham Bobtails Pre-school Annual Report To 31st August 2021 Signed on behalf of the Trustees by: Danielle Rodrigues, Chairperson Date 14-aa-a
The Committee presents this report with the financial statements of the Pre-school for the year ending 31S1 August 2021. Incor oratlon and Constitution Snettisham Bobtails Pre-school is a registered charty (No 1029400}. The Pre-school's current constitution was formally adopted from the Pre-school learnin8 Alliance module 2011 and is dated 24109/2014. Prfncl le Artlvl and ob ert ofthe Charf The Principle activity and object of the charity. in the period under review. was to advance the education of the children below the compulsory school age. Sessions run for 3 hours in the mornin8 and the afternoons, totalling 29 hours a week, term time, where qualified and friendly staff provide stimulating and creative play, which takes place in a fun and secure environment. We look upon the pre-school as the first stepping-stone to school and school Ilfe. Beneflts to the Communl Snettisham Bobtails Pre-school has been education and benefitting the community of Snettisham for the last 40 years and registered with Otsted in 1992- receiving a GOOD rating again in our latest inspection- December 2019. We welcome chlldren in the local community from every back8round. Our work wlth children from 2 years to school age means we help children learn and develop important social skills such as turn takin& stayin8 safe. communication and langua8e development, teamwork and conflict resolution. All these skills enable our children to be a responsible member of their local community. Our work means we work closely with the village primary school, Hunstanton Peer Support Group. This work Is of benefit to our children to prepare them for startin8 school by visitin8 the reception class within the Snettisham Primary School. The work we do with the chlldren In our care is of 8reat benefrt to thè wlder community as our staff are a source of Information and expert knowledge on many asperts of childcare and we impart this knowledge to our families. Chair rsons re ort- Danielle Rodrl ues At the beginning of September 2020 and still during the pandemic, we had 20 children with us even though we were unable to invite new parents into setting to look around. Numbers on the register rose in January to 23 and rose again to 25 at Easter. This year again has been dominated by the Covid-19 Pandemic with vulnerable staff not being able to work in setting and in January 2021 the country was in lockdown until early March. Bobtails was open for keyworker children with only 2 members of staff being able to work. Parents began to send their children back in March.
At Easter we revamped the outside space, creating a construction area and mud kitchen area. In July and August 2021 we revamped the indoor area, upgrading furniture and areas to coincide with the new EYFS which was being implemented into settingfrom September 2021. The committee again was difficult to recruit and hold onto so it was decided to approach the WNAT/School for assistance. Talks took place in the hope that the Trust would take over the management of Bobtails but after discussions it was decided that tt was not viable for the Trust but they would set up a Service Agreement with us to help with management issues and would continue to support us. The current commrttee agreed to continue thelr role5 Wlth this support. Numbers for September 2021 are looking healthy and we are lookingforward to a year with less interruption and restrictions. Again on behalf of the committee I would like to thank all Bobtails staff for their hard work and commitment in this difficult year. Treasurerfs Re ort- Eunice Denton The treasurer's role is undertaken as part of the administrative work and presented to committee at each meeting for approval. The yearly accounts are attached to this AR. The bank account balances at end of August 2021 were £14,761,92 and £240.37 Children number5 were good again thls year with 20 children startlng Sn the September 2020 term, wlth an even spllt of 2-year-olds and 34-year-olds. Numbers Increased in January to 23. Then at Easter numbers Increased to 25. Even though we were open with less children, NCC continued to pay funding so that we did not have to furlough all staff in this time. Fee paying children that did not attend did not did not pay. Monies were transferred {agreed bv commltteel from the deposit account for all the new equipment which was purchased to coincide wlth the new EYFS Framework that commenced in September 2021. The first time we have had to take a parent to small claims court for unpaid fees. Thls resulted in not only the unpaid fees but also Court cost of £50 but unfortunately we were unable to recover the unpaid fees. Fundralsln Re ort Our pre-school is run by a management committee made up of parent volunteers. This is another way in which we benefrt the community as we provide our parents with the opportunity to contribute to the development and running of our pr&school through this voluntary work. An important aspect of the committee's work is in fundraisin8 for the pre- school but again due to COVID restrictions we had been unable to fundraise through the whole year. Fundraising was restricted mainly to online contributions. West Norfolk Wins lotto £313.(M) Amazon Smile commission £22.80
Trustees Trustees for the Chartty are elected each year at the Annual General Meeting and are known as'the Committee,. Candidates are proposed and seconded by the AGM attendee5-. election 15 by a show of hands. Trustees for the year 202012021 were- All trustees became effective following the AGM dated 26 April 2021- all trustees were re elected for another year. Danielle Rodrigues Louise Szewezuk-Tetther Corri Houliston Carrie Sharman Chairperson Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer (supported by EDenton, Admlnl Committee Members Hannah Bateson Kirsty Stokes Cheryl Rumens Rebecca Chilvers Staff Staff employed by the Charity durin8 the past year are detailed below: Andrea Bolderstone Supervisor, Prdctitioner (level 31 Angela Giles Superrfisor, Practitioner (Level 31 Emily Pooley Prartiiioner (Level 51 left Mid-march 2020. re-joined end of March 2020 Lucy Payne Practitioner (Level 31 Kir5ty Skoyles Prartitioner ILevel 21 joined mid-march 2020 Eunice Denton Administratlon Im roveme Buslness Plan for Z02 22 Ensure financial stability for the Pr*School in uncertoin times due to COVID-1g Pandemk Continue to improve on the mana8ement Committee by enrolling new active members. Continue the good relationship with the Snettisham School and the Academv. Continue to improve Pre-school resour5 we provide for the childn, thelr famllles and the community. To build on relationships with parents and their invofvement in their children's learning and development. Unaudited Financial Ststements The unaudited financial statements for the year ending 31gl August 2021 fomi part of this report and are attached to the end of it. The funds held by Snettisham Bobtails Pre-school fall into two accounts:
Unrestricted Funds= to cover staff wages. rent. supplies which the Pre-school could not operate without. Income levels vary durin8 the year, but expenditure levels remain relatively constant throughout. Designated Funds: Thls fund is set up in case offsetting improvements, redundancy, rent increases and unforeseen circumstances. Funds have been taken from the unrestrirted fiJnd5 if and when surplus ha5 been available. This fund was set up on the recommendation of the Norfolk County Council.
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Profit and loss account for the Se t 2020- end of Au 8t 2021 endln 31 A st 2021 ear Income Vouchers Fees Lunch club Fundraising Milk Photos Uniform Other (furlough, rent refund, training reimbursement, deposit account transfer) 46,975.20 7,832.30 734.00 335.80 117.81 187.00 7,000.00 Total £63 182.11 Ex endlture Wages Rent Insurance/Memberships Photos Stationary/Art PAYE/Accounting fees Books Fundraising Equipment Advertising Cleaning Tra nsfers Uniform (children) Uniform (staffl Petty Cash Training Other {plumber. skip, garden revamp. court fees 49,692.21 4,590.00 523.24 989.09 219.58 62.24 6,212.66 674.37 445.00 389.70 720.00 85.20 783.34 Total £65 386.63 Profit loss £-2 204.52