Trustees Annual Report 2019-2020
Reference and administration details
Name of Charity Heckington Pre-school Registration number 1035549 Address Heckington Pre-school, Howell Road, Heckington, Sleaford NG34 9RX
Names and roles of Trustees who manage the charity on the date report approved;
Steven Green Chair TBC Secretary Sheila Hetherington Finance Officer Susan Berry Setting Manager (OFSTED nominated individual) Cheryl Sear Committee member Farah Reder Committee member Heather Halsall Committee member Molly Obundu Committee member Sarah Drayton Committee member Emma Love Committee member
Structure, Governance and Management
Type of governing document; Constitution, adopted 13[th] September2019 How the charity is constituted; Unincorporated Association Trustee selection methods; Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Meeting in October, up to three further members can be co-opted throughout the year as required. The Committee shall be made up of a minimum number of and 4 and maximum number of 12 members. Additional governance information; Membership of the management committee is open to those who are over 16 years of age and are qualified according to the Charities Acts. The trustees are responsible for the overall management of the pre-school and are also charity trustees of the pre-school. There is a child protection policy in place, all trustees have to undergo a DBS check and
complete an EY2 form prior to commencement of Trusteeship. All trustees give their time voluntarily and received no remuneration or other benefits.
Objectives and Activities;
Heckington Pre-School is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ setting with a catchment area extending beyond the local villages towards the towns of Sleaford and Boston. We are a ‘HighScope’ setting where active learning and independence are promoted.
Our aim is to ensure all our children can thrive during and after the transition to school, being resilient, confident and independent individuals.
The following objectives all contribute to achieving this aim;
-Developing attitudes and behaviours that encourage children to become ‘active learners’ who can plan and carry out activities,
-Providing opportunities for children to decide what they want to do, allowing them to think through actions and as the child matures turn this into a plan with a defined sequence of steps,
-Encourage the personal, social and emotional development of the individual,
-Support communication and language development, providing additional one to one support or small group interventions for those with additional speech and language requirements,
-Ensuring all children have an understanding of the world, and the basics of literacy and mathematics,
-Providing education and signposting to parents to help them to continue to support their child’s development away from the setting,
-To provide all children with the opportunity to express themselves through a variety of art forms,
-Ensuring that all children have equal opportunity to thrive by supporting vulnerable families, particularly those in receipt of the pupil premium and two-year-old funding.
In planning our activities for the year, we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our Trustee meetings. These activities benefit the children their self-confidence, social skills preparing them for school.
Achievements and Performance;
Autumn During the summer break staff and Committee volunteered and revamped the interior and exterior of the setting along with an update to the website. As a team we successfully managed significant change. The Chair Emma Love stood down in October but remained actively on the committee. The new Chair, Steven Green joined in November 19. The setting was inspected by OFSTED in Decemeber 19 and gained a very pleasing Good report under the new assessment criteria. The staff arranged a wonderful Nativity event with the children dressed up and singing songs in a performance for parents. This was supported by the trustees providing refreshments. The Trustees arranged for a Christmas disco for the children and local community. Spring We employed two new staff members both level three qualified to replace retired staff. We continued our forest school activities, walks to the local community and visits to the nearby care home. In March we closed our doors due to the COVID pandemic. Places were offered to key worker parents however parents chose not to take this up. Summer We remained closed until the last two weeks of term when we opened to allow those children transitioning to Primary school to attend. The Chair accepted the resignation of the manager, Emma Deakin in May. The managerial role was offered and accepted by the deputy Susan Berry. Fundraising This year, we held a Christmas Disco with a cake stall, face painting, raffle and a visit from Santa. Fundraising was severely curtailed due to COVID.
Financial review
Cash at bank as of 31/07/2020 was £15,584.00 in our current account and our reserve account was £5037.00. Our main source of funds is from Early Years Entitlement Funding, we also benefit from additional Pupil Premium and Inclusion Funding for specific individuals. Our main financial outgoings are staff wages; our biggest risks are unpaid fees from parents and high numbers of two-year olds which require higher staff ratios.
Declaration
The Trustees declare they have approved the report above.
Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees;
Signature
Electronic Sig
| Full Name | Steven Green |
|---|---|
| Position | Chair |
| Date | 01/10/2020 |
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