Manager’s report
2022-2023
Hello everyone and thank you for coming this evening.
My name is Lesley, and I have been the Manager at West End Preschool for 10 years this coming May. Recently I have been reflecting on those past 10 years, of which each of the years have been very different, and as would be expected there has been some up’s and down’s along the way.
However throughout the years our values and vision for our children and families has remained firmly in place and been at the fore front of everything we do here at West End Pre-school.
Over the past years we have seen some staff come and go but despite this we have always maintained a solid professional team. I give my thanks to the staff team here today because without their resilience, commitment and passion for improving the outcomes for all the children that come through our door, we would not be where we are today.
Over this past year we have had many reasons to celebrate as a team, I am sure that you would like to join me in congratulating Lauren who successfully passed her Level 5 Foundation degree and is now currently in her final year and on track to complete her BA in Early years.
In September we had a long awaited visit from Ofsted, it was 6 years from our previous inspection and we were very mindful of the changes Ofsted had made to their early years inspection framework. The goal posts had been moved significantly, but rest assured we rose to their challenge. When the Ofsted inspector first arrived she immediately put us all at ease and understood how nervous we initially were. We settled into the inspection and were able to show case how wonderful we are here at West End and also demonstrate to her that the children are always at the centre of everything that we do. The inspector was very complimentary during her feedback and highlighted many points of high quality practice and teaching that she had observed during the morning. We were very pleased with our overall grading.
I would like to thank all of our parents past and present, it is a privilege to care, nurture and teach your children. Your support and the partnership we have with you is invaluable. As a registered voluntary managed charity we rely on our parents and families to help us with fundraising and offering to be part of the committee.
I would like to thank all of this year’s committee members, those standing down and those who have very kindly offered to sign up for another year. On behalf of the preschool I would like to thank them for their support and for championing the pre-school out in the community.
A very big thank you to Lumi, and her husband whose company donated 4 new chrome notebooks to pre-school. Thank you also to Lauren who sold one of the notebooks and raised £100 for us. We have one more that we are willing to sell, if anyone is interested please speak come and speak to myself, Lumi or Lauren.
Thank you also to Lumi who has very kindly put together the raffle prizes you see here today and to Willow’s nanny for her donations towards the raffle.
Thank you also to the team for all of their fundraising efforts throughout the year, in particular giving up their precious time over the Kings coronation bank holiday to manage a tombola stall to raise money for the pre-school.
In the year September 2022 – August 2023 we made an amazing £2093.62 in fundraising and have spent £1651.96 on resources and activities for the children.
In particular, last years sponsored bike ride made £512.50, the smarties raised £104.77, Christmas and Easter raffles made £480.98 and the sale of used equipment such as the old kitchen/Nest made £594.61
Here are a few examples of what the money was spent on,
Chunky scooter x2 Role play/dressing up hats Chariot bike Table top drying rack Fine motor resources such as assorted spray bottles End of term – party/ Visiting Zoo Light tables x2 Assortment of Games Assortment of Books Christmas presents and party. Playdough equipment – Pasta maker and pasta cutters Sensory resources. Magnetic tiles
Finance report:
The accounts for 2022-23 have be audited again this year by Beverley Du Crow and our thanks go out again to her. The report back from the auditor was signed as a true
reflection of our income and expenditure for the year. Copies of the accounts are available on request.
Careful budgeting and an increase in children’s numbers and hours last year meant that we made an overall profit of £12,163.56. However, as a non-for-profit making charity it is important that we continually look at forecasting and setting out budgets for the coming year. We started this September with lower numbers of children and a younger cohort who are not yet accessing their full entitlement. This means our income initially is lower than previous years, and together with continued cost of living rises, planned increases in the national living wage and the government introducing free funding for all eligible two year olds in April 2024 we will definitely need to be mindful of our future sustainability. I would like to take this opportunity to thank parents for their weekly donations to help with the snack costs, it is very much appreciated.
Conclusion:
I am sure that West End Pre-school will continue to thrive, develop and improve, my team and I are exceptionally dedicated and enthusiastic, we strongly believe in the importance of early years and how a positive early years’ experience will influence a child’s educational journey. Thank you, I will now pass over to Charlotte ……………
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