|Sara Ellingham|Fundraising|Officer|Stepped|down March|Silsoe Pre-School|
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|Lucy Sahota-|Secretary||Appointed|Jan 2023|Silsoe Pre-School|
|Gunner|||||Management<br>Committee|






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|This has been an exciting period ofchange for the Pre-School with our|
|new Manager,<br>who joined<br>in January 2022, implementing<br>many positive|
|changes<br>including<br>EYFSOpen sessions, grandparents<br>afternoons,<br>a|
|whole setting summer<br>trip and moving<br>our setting on to online journals to|
|make instant access to their child's Pre-School day easier for our|
|families.|
|We have also introduced<br>home projects which are sent termly to our|
|families<br>with fun activities the children<br>can complete at home with the|
|help oftheir parents<br>such as flower pressing<br>in the summer<br>and autumn|
|treasure<br>collecting<br>in the Autumn.|
|The team continue to ensure that every child's interests are followed<br>and|
|that all the children<br>enjoy their learning<br>journey<br>with us.|
|OFSTED|
|During our previous<br>Ofsted inspection<br>in November 2018we were|
|graded as Outstanding.<br>Our internal<br>action plan highlights<br>our passion for|
|continual<br>improvement<br>and ensures we maintain<br>the quality ofteaching|
|and learning.|
|External relationships|
|Relationships<br>with our feeder school remain excellent. Regular liaison|
|meetings<br>with the early years teachers and their SENCO ensured<br>that all|
|children<br>had successful<br>transitions<br>to Lower School.|
|Relationships<br>with other external<br>professionals<br>continued<br>to build<br>in|
|strength<br>and we received<br>positive praise that our setting was both|
|proactive<br>and inclusive.|
|Teaching &learning|
|We have further cemented<br>the high quality teaching<br>that we offer at|
|Silsoe Pre-School ensuring<br>our Manager<br>and staff attend<br>regular training,|
|both internally<br>and externally<br>with Central Beds / Ofsted. Our staff work|
|together to implement<br>effective teaching<br>strategies<br>and remain<br>committed|
|to understanding<br>the needs and interests ofeach child to ensure their|
|teaching<br>is tailored to each individual<br>child and make their learning|
|journey personalised,<br>fun and effective.|
|The learning<br>environment<br>is planned<br>using a variety of either whole class|
|teaching sessions,<br>adult-led<br>activities and self-exploration<br>and play. We|
|encourage<br>the children<br>to learn both inside and outside and through<br>our|
|continuous<br>provision<br>maximise<br>the learning<br>opportunities<br>available<br>to|
|them.|
|Staff keep learning<br>journals<br>online via Evidence Me sharing<br>learning|
|observations<br>regularly<br>with parents<br>/ carers and work together<br>with|
|parents to share the child*s achievements<br>and next steps for|
|development.|
|Safeguarding|
|Keeping<br>children safe remained<br>a high priority during the year with all|
|employees<br>up to date with safeguarding<br>training.<br>Management<br>ensure|
|staff knowledge<br>is current through<br>regular training,<br>staff meetings<br>and|
|discussions<br>and liaison with the local authority.<br>Safeguarding<br>is|
|everyone's<br>responsibility<br>and as a team, we continue<br>to work together to|
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|INCOME|31-Mar-23|31-Mar-22|
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|Non-funded<br>income|75,714|73,252|
|Funded<br>income|114,015|127,201|
|Net fundraising<br>income (Income - costs)|1,340|1,951|
|Other income|2,494|1,387|
|Interest income|92|1|
|Total income|193,655|203,792|
|EXPENDITURE|||
|Payroll costs|158,884|147,616|
|Rent|9,295|10,945|
|Groceries|1,142|420|
|Consumables|4,744|4,133|
|Insurance|1,060|1,167|
|Training<br>& Development|2,949|650|
|Staff Uniform|389|621|
|Equipment|2,666|483|
|Professional<br>Fees &Subscriptions|1,469|1,718|
|Miscellaneous<br>Expenditure|6,128|4,563|
|Depreciation<br>Charge|237||
|Total Expenditure|188,961|172,317|
|Income Surplus|4,693|31,475|





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||||31-Mar-23<br>|31-Mar-22|
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|Fixed Assets|||||
|Computers|||449||
|Equipment|||525||
|Total Fixed Assets|||974||
|Current Assets|||||
|Bank|||212,860|209,140|
|Total Current|Assets||212,860|209,140|
|Tote IAssets|||213,834|209,140|
|Liabilities|||||
|Creditors|||||
|Total liabilities|||||
|Net Assets|||213,834|209,140|
|Represented|By:||||
|Surplus for the period|||4,693|31,475|
|Bank Balance|brought|forward|209,141|177,665|
|Total carried|forward||213,834|209,140|



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