## Trustees’ report 2020-21
At the start of 2020 all appeared great, nice amount of children attending and staff ratios were high but manageable. In March 2020, COVID hit and we were forced to close from March until the end of May. Staff were maintained to complete any necessary training and children were sent learning packs and focus week sheets to home regularly. We were welcoming pictures and videos coming in.
From May through to December we saw restriction after restriction and did embrace a huge PPE cleaning regime and costings; this didn’t really ease throughout the year. The staff were coming together to ensure that they remained safe as well as everyone else. I was and still am 100% proud of the team.
We tried to maintain normality for the children but often had disruptions in attendance due to isolating children or staff, although as a whole we did well to remain open and keep our provision consistent. We asked parents to drop children off at the door and put on hold the “stay and play” sessions for parents and toddlers.
We saw an overall change in children’s behaviour of which I’m sure we will continue to do so further down the line. We adapted our provision to try and manage these behaviours but we feel the behaviours displayed were due to isolation.
On a positive note, the children seemed to settle better when being dropped off at the door. Although staff were initially anxious surrounding COVID, they settled back well and morale is very high. We have appointed Launa as our mental health first aider and working closely with her, we are aiming to ensure staff morale is monitored and kept high.
The learning packs were well received and it was lovely to see families fully embracing their time together.
We did end 2020 – 2021 with a high amount of qualified staff and therefore we are monitoring costs - but what a lovely place to be in.
Becky the manager returned after a short maternity leave, placing the roles back to the following:
Becky – Manager, Tracy - Deputy, Catherine and Louise – Room Leaders.
We introduced Charlotte and Kirsty to the team at the end of 2021 who have been great assets to the team.
Unfortunately, due to COVID we were unable to host any fundraising events, although the academic year 2021 – 2022 appears brighter with already a Christmas fundraiser on the cards and the Brains Quiz in March of next year.
## **Lowdham Pre-School**
## **Lowdham Village Hall, Main Street, Lowdham, Notts., NG14 7BD**
## **Registered Charity No. 1032534**
## **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31[st] August 2021**
## **RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
|**RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**RECEIPTS**
Fees
Funding
HMRC Grants, JRS, Refunds
Breakfast Club
Holiday Club
**FUNDRAISING RECEIPTS**
Brains
Co-Op
Other
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**PAYMENTS**
Wages
**Holiday Club wages & expenses**
Pension
**Payroll**
Rent
**Refreshments**
Equipment
**Materials**
Fundraising costs
**Training course fees**
Petty cash expenditure
**Stationery, insurance and IT**
OFSTED and DBS fees
**Repairs**
Accountancy
**Sundries**
Advertising
**Uniform**
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**RECEIPTS Less PAYMENTS**
Reserves at 1stSeptember 2020
**RESERVES at 31st AUGUST 2021**||33763
72522
317
5122
2414|**2021**
114138
124
114262
130412
(16150)
51053
34903|20766
79960
8459
8404
236|**2020**
117825
805|
||-
-
124
107675
1006
4800
360
7099
1460
-
3846
-
1344
-
1843
220
-
425
256
-
78|-
-
124||-
-
805||
|||||107250
887
3656
390
5397
1220
-
3094
585
1231
-
1781
530
-
425
687
-
394||
||||||118630|
|||||||
|||||||
||||||127527|
||||||(8897)
59950|
||||34903||51053|
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## **Lowdham Pre-School**
## **Lowdham Village Hall, Main Street, Lowdham, Notts., NG14 7BD**
## **Registered Charity No. 1032534**
**Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31[st] August 2021** _**(Continued**_ **)**
|**MONETARY ASSETS**
Cash in hand
Bank current account
Bank Deposit Bond
**TOTAL OF MONETARY ASSETS**
**DEBTORS**
Breakfast Club fees|**2021**
-
34903
-
34903
-|**2020**
-
51053
-|
|---|---|---|
|||51053|
|||-|
## **OTHER ASSETS - NOT VALUED**
Various items of play equipment Computer and office equipment Stock of fleeces and Polo shirts Storage Shed
## **LIABILITIES**
|PAYE and National Insurance|-|-|
|---|---|---|
|Supplies of materials and other expenses|-|-|
|Rent - Holiday Club|-|-|
|Wages - Holiday Club|-|-|
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Transactions with Related Parties**
During the year, no member of the committee received remuneration. (2020 - £ nil)
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