Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period slart date Penr*J end date vay Mon From 01 Yèar 2023 2022 To 31 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name St Nicholas Pre-school Othèr names charlty is knovm by St Ntholas First Steps and St Nicholas Little Leamers Registered ¢harfty numbèr (rf any) 1029661 Charity'8 princlpal addrus Church Hall, Chur¢h Road Wthitchurch Bristol P¢Y4tcode BS14 OPR Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty Tru•t•• nam• Offlc•111 •ny) D01￿ actsd 11 not forvthol• Chair Name of person {¢r body) entttl•d oint trnst89 ifan Craig Gardiner Mary Stone Miriam Cush-clark Kate Brien Kate Burt Sarah Pearce Treasurer 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, If any, (for example, any custodian trustses) Name Dates acted rf not for whole TAR Apr412009 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Infom￿tiOn) e of adviser Name Address Independent Examiner Name of chief executive or namos of senlor staff members (Optional inforniation) Anne Weston, Tracey Peters Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Deseription of the charity's trusts Constitution Type of goveming document How th8 charity is constituted AssocAation of approx. 100 members Trustee Selection methods Nominated and eléctéd CK re-elected by committee members usually at the Annual General Meeb'ng. Addltlonal governan¢• lssuos (Optlonal Infonnatlon) You may choo80 to include additional information, wtrere relevant, about.. Child protection policies are in place. DBS checks and Ofsted Clearances are sought for trustees, employees and c0mrn￿ee members. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of twstees., the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works.. St Nicholas Pre•school is a member of the Early Leaming Alliance who provides advice where necessary. The Prfrschool is also Ofsted Registered. We have good relationships wrth our local schools, particulary Whit¢hur¢h Pnmary and BrKlge Fami School who allow us to use their hall for PE sessions arKI Lj'brary in line wrth our planned themes. relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. We hold Professional Indemnrtylmanagement Protection Insurance. Section C Ob"ectives and activities To enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and.. Develop children's natural curiosty and extend their understanding of the worfd around them Eno)urage a positive attitude to leaming in preparation for school. Provide a safe, canng and happy learning environment. Work within a parerrt-involving framework, which ensures equality ofo un for all children and their families. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its govèrnlng document TAR Apfll 2009 To provide earfy years education and seasonal care in a pre-school setting for 3 and 4 year old children. Also running parenucarer and toddler groups for children aged from birth to 3 years old Summary of the maln actlvities undertaken ft>r the public ben8fit in relatlon to these objects (Include withln thls section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charlty Commi88lon on publSc bènefit) Addltlonal d&to113 of objectlvos and actlvilles (Opfjonal Infombatlon You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking,. policy programme related investment,. contribution made by volunteers. None TAR April 2009 Section D Achievements and performance We ran 380 prtrschool sessions of 3 hours and 2.5 hours each reaching 27 thildren and 27 families. Summary of the main achièv8ments of the charlty during the year In the final term of this academtc year we started more all day sessions for all children. Previously only Preschoolers stayed on a Thursday, now have all day sessions on a Tuesday and Wednesday too. Also ran 114 baby and toddler sessions of 2.512.75 hours ea¢h this year. reaching approximatety 45 chiklren per week. The Pre-school children have enjoyed many athvrties this year including a coach trip to Ashton Court, where they played, had lunch and found out more about nature and animals. Ilve have had trips to our local parks for a nature trail and 8POrts day. Went to St Nicholas Church for Harvest festival and Christmas Nativty. Visits to local garden Centre at Christmas time to see the Christmas decorations. Regular trips Io Ouf own allotment where the children take part in gardening all year round - ￿￿eding. digging, planting and harvesting. We studied lots of dfferent tOP'bCS throughout th8 year: The Colour Monster.. All About Me.. Autumn and Nature Trail; Halloween, Fireworks Night,. Dwali., RememEYance Day., Gross and Fine Motor Ski115 Weeks, The Stick Man,, The Artic; Christmas,. Birds,. Lunar New Year. 'The Naughty Bus,; Taking Care of yourself- Healthy Eating and He8￿hY Teeth; Motherfs Day., Easter and Spring.. First Aid: The King's Coronation.. Road Safety; Emotions", Bugs,. Space., Fire Safety and Going to School. As had a smaller cohort of Preschoolets this year Y￿ were able to complete lots of trtps out to local parks; local fields., play ¢entres and soft plays. We have raised furKls for other chantable organisations e.g. Comic Relief and Children in Need. We held a Mathlillian Coffee Morning INe have re9ular Show and Tell days and the children have weekly P E. sessions wtth a trained P.E. Professional. Later in the academic year the children get changed into full P.E. ￿t, in preparalion for primary school. Near the end of the academic year have visits to local schools to help in their transrtion to Primary School TAR April 2009 Section E Financial review Brlef statement of the charity's po14cy on reserves We ty to ensure that the charty has reserrfes in the bank for emergency situatFons. Details of any funds matsrially in deficlt Further flnanclal review d•tails (Optional inf0m￿tIOn) You may choose to include Most of the charity's funding has been in the form of funding from the additional infonnation, where Local Education Authority. Children who are not eligiblè for funding pay relevant about.. fees, as do the children attending the baby and toddler groups. the charrty's principal sources Of funds (including Additional funds have been gained from fundraising initiatives for any fundraising). example. Natwty DVD sales and Christmas Raffle. We have also re￿iVed small donations from l¢xal organisations. how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any èthical investment policy adopted. Expenditure has been in relation to staff wages, rent and purchase of play equipment. Money received from fundraising is used to buy new play equipment and to subsidise tn'pslenrichment activits'es. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The tru8t8es declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of tho charlty's trustees Signature($) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chalr. Mary Stone Treasurer and Trustee TAR April 2009 LD fjj (D cw 3 Lf•wC owo &Oao8 8￿0¢￿0 foooo 00 174 O(Dh)Q t¥Oth oots Ig Il I pry ¢0 00 (ooooooohj oothoooo 0*0 oh>o o*(*oo QIththOts)￿j0otsIO￿￿)Oto OOOON)OOOaoooio OOOOOOOON)tsO&&O(n Joioczloth *•astsh)OOi CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Sl Nicholas Pre-school On accounts for the year 31* August 2023 Chaiity no (if any) 1029661 Sot out on pages I report to the trustees ￿ my examination of th8 accounts of the abov8 charrty (Ihe Trusf) ts the year ended 3110812022. Re8ponslbllftl8s and basis of rnport As the charti5I8 trustees, you are reswnsible for preparation of the accounts in acoydance wth the requ1￿Ments of the Charities Act 2011 (kne Al￿> l Tewt in re8p8c* of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in orrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable DIred1￿ given by the Charity Commi83ion under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have COm￿ed my examination. I ctjnfinn that no material matters have oxamlnerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed beli)w ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respecL the accountiw record5 not kept in accordance with SaGtion 130 of the Charities Act: or the accounts did not a¢¢ord with the a¢o)unting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concemirKJ the fomi and content of accounts set oul in the Chatiiies {Accounts and Rep(Kts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf vmv which is not a matter ' considered as part of an irHJepend8nt examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connedion with the examinatton to *thich attentson should ￿ drawn in this rekK)rt in ¢xder to 8nabfe a Fxoper u¥wJerstanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the ￿)￿lS in the b￿etS rfthey th) not apply. Signed: l£[lo/Zoz3 Name: J65LCf ￿TH Relevant prof9s5ional quallficatlonls) or body lrfany): Fc Addrèss: , TSRrgToL Section B Disclosure Only complete If the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examinatson of tharty accounts.. direth.ons aTh guidance for examiners). Give here brief detalls of any items that tho examiner wishes to disclose.