Lincoln Hall Preschool
Chair report Oct 22-Sept 23
At the last AGM November 2022, the committee elected me as the new Chairperson. We had a coffee morning prior to the AGM to talk with parents about the committee and gain new members. Parents joined the AGM to elect a new committee & we had 3 parents agree to join. Unfortunately, none of these parents registered with Ofsted and so were not formally part of the committee. The committee continued with its four existing members.
The committee's commitment remains to be focussed on inclusion and supporting children with SEN and their families. Additionally supporting our most vulnerable families and children for them to have the best start in life for brighter futures.
Monica continues to keep updated with the changes and is now making more referrals, funding applications and EHCP than previous years. Monica continues to support staff with developing their skills for supporting individual children.
Toni continues to be office based, there are more families needing support for their children and mental health has had a big impact on people's lives since Covid. Toni continues to work closely with Tower Hamlets early years and CSC. Toni continues to process the EL2 funding applications to speed up the process to fill places on the waiting list or referrals.
The Local authority have now began doing Pd first aid training again to start Jan 2024 for Staff, so this will reduce costs moving forward.
We have continued to have difficulties with staff, with Shamina and Sarah on long term sick leave. It was later agreed with the committee and these staff that their contracts would be terminated with no plans of them returning. We then had two other staff hand in their notice and would leave us end of September 2023.
Toni has been recruiting new staff on temporary contracts in the hope we can get quality staff on permanent posts. We have recruited three staff so far.
Toni made a late notification to Ofsted in July 2023, this lead to Ofsted speaking with Toni, notes of this were to be placed on The linc setting registration. They were satisfied steps had been taken. This will be discussed at our next inspection.
Accounts were sent out by Toni via post for Audit July 23_ Audit returned September 23. Lenny and Kerry-Ann as well as Toni met up with accountant to discuss and we are happy with the accounts. We agreed for staff to have a pay rise.
The committee have agreed to have designated funds set aside to develop the outdoor area. The mud kitchen fencing was removed as it was costing too much maintaining it. This left unlevel surface and we got the area resurfaced to match older rubber crumb. The outdoor will continue to develop over the coming years in stages.
An area has been set aside to remember Nigel, Nigel’s corner, quiet reading. A reading arbour was bought and fencing. The preschool had an opening day with the parents and children. Poplar Harca are looking into funding a canopy over the area to keep it dry.
On behalf of Poplar Harca a grant was submitted for the preschool to develop our Sensory room and create a sensory space outdoors at Sleaford.
The preschool gained gifts through the charity Elba again for our children. These were given out at our Christmas 2022 party.
We also had free tickets and travel to see their santa, donated by Keolis amy who run the docklands light railway.
We the committee would like to thank Toni and all the team at both Linc and Sleaford settings for all their hard work.
We would really love to get some new parents to come and join in the committee, it’s not as hard or as scary as you may think.
Chairperson Kerry-Ann
| LncominH resou rces | Notes Unrestrict€d Restricted 2023 | Notes Unrestrict€d Restricted 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds (£) Funds (.£) Tbtal | Total | ||
| Funds | Funds | ||
| i(£) | (£) | ||
| London Bol.ough Tower | |||
| I Ianllets : | |||
| I 2/3/`4yearo-lds | 334.jbo | - i j4jJt''J | 302,849 |
| • Additionalneeds | |||
| (illclusion) | 37,620 | 37;620 | 27,600 |
| DAI- | 9,500 | 9;500 | 4,305 |
| Gl.owth fundilig / H^RCA 2022 | 8,630 | 8;630 | 29.018 |
| Parent contributio" | 3,R72 | 3:872 | 3,385 |
| Fundiiiising | 256' | :256 | 335 |
| Ball k iiiteitst | .17 | J7 | J4 |
| TOTAL INCOMING | |||
| .RESOURCES | 3flife | - ±24.2_5=§_ | .3_$7_,_5Lng |
| EiesDu I.i`es ere_end_gd | |||
| Cost of generating funds Activities fultheling chatitable |
3 I 2,225 | 12,225 | 11,864 |
| objects Suppolt costs Management al]d |
4 333,49b 5 42,589 |
333,496 42,589 |
3`i4,46i 54,098 |
| adminisli.atr.on | |||
| 6 '3.225 | I 3,225 | I 2,864 | |
| TOTAI. RESOURCHS | |||
| EXPENDED | grJ_,Jse | ELj3± | 323±¥ |
| Net Resoul.ces I-or year | ERE | -HRE | fl5]Z" |
| Fund balances brought | |||
| forward at lst April 2022 Fund balances carried |
346,258 | - 346,2S8 | 37Z9039 |
| forward at 31St Mai.ch 2023 | •® | ||
| 338,978 | - 3389978 | 346,258 |
| r`Tui\cs | 2$23 (£} | ^n^^ .,.n\ 4UJ££ \I, |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 1d | ||
| Current assets | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 338,264 | 347,427 | |
| €aa+I ric±d b~y E`IT+TH | 1,524 | 38 | |
| Debtors and prepayments | |||
| 339,788_ | 3_47,465 | ||
| Liabilities : Amo unts falling due within 1 | |||
| year CreditcrTs |
81,0 | 1,207 | |
| Net current assets | 338,978 | 346,258 | |
| Total net assets | 338.978 | 346.258 | |
| Represented bv funds | |||
| ]TLTi`estfictedfiffids | |||
| Designated funds | 217,000 | ||
| Uurestri cted funds | 121,978 | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS | |||
| 33&=9LZ§ |
| Resources expended -Cost of generating funds | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 (£) | 2022 (£) | |
| Contiibution -Playgroup salary | 12,225 | 11'864 |
| Unrestrit:ted funds (£) | Restricted funds (£) Total 2023 (£) | Total 2022 (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary and NI (note 2) | 323,491 | 323,491 | 306,066 |
| Equipment and materials | 7,766 | 7,766 | 6,138 |
| Refreshments | 1,466 | 1,466 | 1,593 |
| Outings and parties | 773 | 773 | 664 |
| 333.496 | 333`496 | 314.461 |
| Rent, light and heat | 22,902 | 22.902 | 23,708 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone | 1,758 | 1,758 | I,645 |
| Stationery and postage | 405 | 405 | 214 |
| Insurance Cleaning and toiletries Repairs Training Ofsted Travel |
1,859 I,744 10,363 669 85 |
1,859 1,744 10,363 669 85 |
1,697 531 23,164 140 85 |
| Disclosure and barring Payroll charges Miscellaneous |
277 2,250 277 |
277 2,250 277 |
33 363 2,250 268 |
| 4Ziap | 42ise | 54J22& |
| 2023 (£) | 2022 (£) | |
|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | 70.000 | 65,000 |
| Sickness and staff cover | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Equipme,lt | I 0,000 | 10,000 |
| •P`.e.nt Training Maintenance SEN |
25,an 2,000 10,000 |
25,un 2,000 8,000 |
| Slide and sensory I.oom | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Line outdoor development | 10,000 | 13,000 |
| Ot`ficeteclinolotvy,andwebsite | 10,000 | |
| 10,000 | ||
| 2an- |
| LncominH resou rces | Notes Unrestrict€d Restricted 2023 | Notes Unrestrict€d Restricted 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds (£) Funds (.£) Tbtal | Total | ||
| Funds | Funds | ||
| i(£) | (£) | ||
| London Bol.ough Tower | |||
| I Ianllets : | |||
| I 2/3/`4yearo-lds | 334.jbo | - i j4jJt''J | 302,849 |
| • Additionalneeds | |||
| (illclusion) | 37,620 | 37;620 | 27,600 |
| DAI- | 9,500 | 9;500 | 4,305 |
| Gl.owth fundilig / H^RCA 2022 | 8,630 | 8;630 | 29.018 |
| Parent contributio" | 3,R72 | 3:872 | 3,385 |
| Fundiiiising | 256' | :256 | 335 |
| Ball k iiiteitst | .17 | J7 | J4 |
| TOTAL INCOMING | |||
| .RESOURCES | 3flife | - ±24.2_5=§_ | .3_$7_,_5Lng |
| EiesDu I.i`es ere_end_gd | |||
| Cost of generating funds Activities fultheling chatitable |
3 I 2,225 | 12,225 | 11,864 |
| objects Suppolt costs Management al]d |
4 333,49b 5 42,589 |
333,496 42,589 |
3`i4,46i 54,098 |
| adminisli.atr.on | |||
| 6 '3.225 | I 3,225 | I 2,864 | |
| TOTAI. RESOURCHS | |||
| EXPENDED | grJ_,Jse | ELj3± | 323±¥ |
| Net Resoul.ces I-or year | ERE | -HRE | fl5]Z" |
| Fund balances brought | |||
| forward at lst April 2022 Fund balances carried |
346,258 | - 346,2S8 | 37Z9039 |
| forward at 31St Mai.ch 2023 | •® | ||
| 338,978 | - 3389978 | 346,258 |
| r`Tui\cs | 2$23 (£} | ^n^^ .,.n\ 4UJ££ \I, |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 1d | ||
| Current assets | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 338,264 | 347,427 | |
| €aa+I ric±d b~y E`IT+TH | 1,524 | 38 | |
| Debtors and prepayments | |||
| 339,788_ | 3_47,465 | ||
| Liabilities : Amo unts falling due within 1 | |||
| year CreditcrTs |
81,0 | 1,207 | |
| Net current assets | 338,978 | 346,258 | |
| Total net assets | 338.978 | 346.258 | |
| Represented bv funds | |||
| ]TLTi`estfictedfiffids | |||
| Designated funds | 217,000 | ||
| Uurestri cted funds | 121,978 | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS | |||
| 33&=9LZ§ |
| Resources expended -Cost of generating funds | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 (£) | 2022 (£) | |
| Contiibution -Playgroup salary | 12,225 | 11'864 |
| Unrestrit:ted funds (£) | Restricted funds (£) Total 2023 (£) | Total 2022 (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary and NI (note 2) | 323,491 | 323,491 | 306,066 |
| Equipment and materials | 7,766 | 7,766 | 6,138 |
| Refreshments | 1,466 | 1,466 | 1,593 |
| Outings and parties | 773 | 773 | 664 |
| 333.496 | 333`496 | 314.461 |
| Rent, light and heat | 22,902 | 22.902 | 23,708 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone | 1,758 | 1,758 | I,645 |
| Stationery and postage | 405 | 405 | 214 |
| Insurance Cleaning and toiletries Repairs Training Ofsted Travel |
1,859 I,744 10,363 669 85 |
1,859 1,744 10,363 669 85 |
1,697 531 23,164 140 85 |
| Disclosure and barring Payroll charges Miscellaneous |
277 2,250 277 |
277 2,250 277 |
33 363 2,250 268 |
| 4Ziap | 42ise | 54J22& |
| 2023 (£) | 2022 (£) | |
|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | 70.000 | 65,000 |
| Sickness and staff cover | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Equipme,lt | I 0,000 | 10,000 |
| •P`.e.nt Training Maintenance SEN |
25,an 2,000 10,000 |
25,un 2,000 8,000 |
| Slide and sensory I.oom | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Line outdoor development | 10,000 | 13,000 |
| Ot`ficeteclinolotvy,andwebsite | 10,000 | |
| 10,000 | ||
| 2an- |