2020-08-31-accounts

TRELOWAN PRESCHOOL

Trustee’s Annual Report September 2019 – August 2020

Charity name – Trelowan Preschool

Charity no – 1031344

Address – Trelowan Preschool Treverbyn Rise Penryn Cornwall TR10 8RA

Telephone – 01326 378377

Email – [e-mail]

Trustees – Christine Lucas (chairperson) Lisa Head (treasurer) Tina Nelmes (secretary) Tracey Marsh Victoria Nurse Carol Allen

Contact – Carol Allen (at above address and telephone number).

Beneficiaries

• The children

• The families

• Employees (employment, training, self development)

• Students/trainees

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

New trustees are recruited from the families whose children attend Trelowan Preschool. Affiliate membership is open to those individuals who are interested in supporting the preschool. All trustees voted in at the AGM are subject to DBS checks and completed EY2 applications through Ofsted. All families of children attending the nursery are invited to attend committee meetings.

The Team

Regular supervisions ensure that the team are supported and their training needs are identified, however team members are encouraged not to wait for supervisions if support is needed.

Over View

This year has been greatly affected by the Covid pandemic, that led to a country wide lockdown on 23[rd] March 2020. Schools and Preschools could remain open for key worker children only. Trelowan Preschool did not remain open as we had no key worker families wanting to send their children. The preschool was closed for 8 weeks, reopening on 8[th] June 2020 to all children and operated a bubble system. However due to concerns around Covid 19, many families chose to keep their children at home, so our numbers were greatly reduced. During this time we did not charge the families who chose to keep their

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children at home but we did continue to receive Nursery Education Funding for the funded children who would normally be attending the setting. We had to make various changes to our policies and procedures, including no visitors to enter the preschool building, staggering drop off/pick-ups times and children bringing their own fruit to eat at snack times.

Aims and Objectives

The preschool's aim is to provide care and education for early years children, building firm foundations and enabling their school readiness. Our objectives are to enhance the development and education of these children. We work closely with parents to understand and provide for the needs of the children and their families. The preschool receives Government funding for children after the term in which they are three years old. Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP), 30 hours funding and funding for 2-year olds has also been received this year.

We have continued to work with schools and colleges, providing placements and work experience for students from Truro College, Penryn College and Falmouth School. However this was postponed during the Covid restrictions, when all visitors to the preschool were temporarily stopped.

Trelowan Preschool has the support of the Early Years Advisory Teacher and the Early Years inclusion team, who help review and evaluate our practice and suggest any improvements needed. The Trelowan team work closely with parents and outside professionals, such as the speech therapists, the early years inclusion team, the physiotherapy team and the teacher for the deaf to ensure that the children and their families get the support they need.

This year the children have again benefitted from working with a French teacher, a Yoga teacher and an instructor from Acorn multi sports – EYPP was used towards the cost. These sessions were postponed when covid restrictions were applied.

Financial report

The Preschool Manager maintains the financial records. They are reviewed and audited by the Preschool Treasurer and an independent body (Mrs Christine Francis).

Balance(1st Sept 2018) Income Balance(1st Sept 2019) Income	Accounts balance for2018/2019 £ 23,437.98 Expenditure £ 93,844.76 £101,617.28 Balance(31st Aug 2019) £ 31,210.50 £125,055.26 £125,055.26 Accounts balance for2019/2020 £ 31,210.50 Expenditure £ 84,669.42 £ 109,982.32 £ 141,192.82 Balance(31st Aug 2020) £ 56,523.40 £141,192.82

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The main source of income is from the fees and government funding for two-, three- and four-year-olds, which is £101,799.12. The main expenditure of £72,411.98 is the staffing costs, including wages, pension, training and payroll. The total utilities costs were £2361.25 and the property maintenance was £2168.03, which included having the inside of the preschool decorated.

The total amount of donations and fundraising was £120.50 raised through a raffle. Fundraising in the summer term did not take place due to Covid restrictions.

It should be noted that the Nursery Education Funding grant of £15,419.63 from Cornwall Council, that was paid into the setting account in August 2020 is payment for the Autumn Term (September to December 2020) and therefore relates to 2020-2021 financial year.

Future Plans

It is our continued plan to investigate funding to enable our outdoor facilities to be improved, such as shelters/canopies to be installed to give relief from the weather for both children and parents. We will also be organising events, involving the children and their parents in order to help raise funds when the Government Covid restrictions have been lifted and it is safe to do so.

In order to ensure that our preschool is accessible to all of the families in the community, it is our intention to keep the costs as low as is financially sustainable. However due to a rise in costs in all areas of the preschool the fees will be increased in September 2020.

In addition to continuing the existing activities we are aiming to continue supporting parents by involving them in their child’s preschool life. We hope to continue with our parent workshops/stay and plays, which were successful in encouraging parental involvement and promoting how children learn through play. The children enjoyed bringing their parents to work with them and involving them in their experiences. However, this will be dependent on the lifting of Government Covid restrictions and our own risk assessments.

To further enhance the children's experiences, extend their learning and build confidence we will continue to provide weekly French lessons, sport and yoga sessions. However, this will need to be regularly reviewed as outgoings continue to increase but the government funding does not. This will also depend on the lifting of Government Covid restrictions and our own risk assessments.

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- Trelowan Pre School 2019/20 (September August)

Balance Sheet Category Fees Cornwall Council Photographs Wages Electricity Water Telephone Insurance Building Repairs / Garden Equipment Training Fire Registration Petty cash Uniforms Transfer French Teacher Raffle Payroll Children's Party Pension Acorn Multisports Yoga Instructor Total income Total expenditure Net profit / loss	Income 6,142.60 101,799.12 96.47 1,633.63 190.00 120.50 109,982.32 25,312.90	Expenditure
		40.00 134.75 69,711.28 1,400.64 319.98 640.63 1,228.71 1,633.03 535.00 1,126.26 217.60 217.44 50.00 340.00 202.00 3,000.00 414.00 465.48 50.00 2,017.62 300.00 625.00 84,669.42

Trelowan Pre School Balance Sheet l Se tember 2019-31 Au ust 2020 Income nditure Balance as at I Sept 2019 Cornwall County Council Fees Photographs Wages Uniforms Raffle £31210.50 101799.12 6142.60 96.47 1633.63 190.00 120.50 Fees Photographs Wages Unift)rm5 Electricty Water Telephone Insurante Building Repairs/Garden Equipment Training Fire Crest Registration French Teacher Children's Party Acorn Multisports Yoga Instructor Petty Cash Transfer Payroll Pension Balan￿ 31 Au8 20 40.IXJ 134.75 69711.28 202.00 1400.64 319.98 640.63 1228.71 1633.03 535. 1126.26 217.60 217.44 50.00 414.00 50.(M) 300.(X) 625.00 340.00 3(K)O.(Kl 465.48 2017.62 56523.40 £141,192.82 £141.192.82 Balance as per Cash Book Balance as per Bank Statement £56523.40 £56523.40 I certify that this is a true record, as presented to me, of Trelowan Pre School statement of accounts forthe year I September2019to 31° August 2020 Christine Francts June 2021