## **Annual Trustees Report 2023-2024** ## Blofield Pre School Playgroup Blofield Pre School Playgroup is held in the local village hall. We operated as a four day preschool, term time only, on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. We are responsible for the care and learning of 52 children aged between 2 and 4 years. We operate under the guidance of Ofsted and work within the Early Years Framework. We employ a full-time manager who is supported by a deputy, and we have an additional 7 childcare practitioners (a combination of full and part time staff). We also employ an administrator. We have staff qualified from a level 2 up to a teacher status. We have continued with our annual parents evenings and parent/carer coffee mornings to allow parents to get an insight into their children’s early years and offer an open platform for any questions to be asked. These are well received, and we will continue with these in the future. The income for the setting is from the Nursery Education Grant, Childcare vouchers, parental fees and fundraising. We have still managed a few fundraising activities this year which have included a sponsored movement, quiz night, the smartie tube challenge, a pick a square for a pound game for the children to win a book and Christmas cards. All of which were shown amazing support from the local community. We believe we are a modern preschool offering a wide range of toys and equipment with full access to the Early Years Foundation stage curriculum. Our team are highly motivated to nurture each individual child and prepare them for their next step of starting school. Strong links are forged within the community, with the children meeting local emergency services, visiting the village post office, library and we have strong links with the village Primary school. The preschool received a ‘Good’ rating from OFSTED in June 2024 which was a fantastic result for the whole team and a credit to the work they put in. As trustees we are committed to providing excellent standards of care and education to our children. We continue to support staff development and training and we work closely with our families, enabling us to offer the children a good start and help individuals grow and develop into confident learners whilst they are in our setting. Jon Ames Blofield Preschool Chair |Blofield Pre School
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Receipts and Payments Account
for the Financial Year ended
Last Year
(2022/2023)
£
**Receipts**
Nursery Education Grant
85,945
Fund Raising
1,884
Fees from
Parents
21,278
Donations
0
Milk Refund
0
Interest
Received
38
Grants
0
Other
1,996
**111,141**
**Payments**
Wages
90,116
Premises
10,559
Well-Being
329
Equipment
3,630
Insurance
539
Administration
134
Consumables
2,883
Fees
2,526
Other
1,406
**112,122**
Surplus/(Deficit)
**(981)**
Opening Cash
Funds
32,300
Closing Cash
Funds
**31,318**
**Statements of Assets and Liablities as at**
Last Year
2022/2023
£
**Cash and Bank**
Business Premium
Account
0
Business Stepsaver
Account
0
Community Account (Caf Cash
Account)
31,318
Cash Float
0
**31,318**|_1039666_
This Year
(2023/2024)
£
94,259
2,244
38,772
0
0
75
3,520
335
**139,204**
98,994
11,176
290
7,632
610
46
2,942
3,085
2,016
**126,790**
**12,415**
31,318
**43,733**
This Year
2023/2024
£
0
0
43,733
0
**43,733**| |---|---| ||| **Jon Ames Delphean Onslow** Date of Approval CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees 81oAeU Pfesch¢>ol Pl fo On accounts for the year ended 31&k March 2021fr Charity no 103q666 Set out on pages I report to the trUSt￿S on my examination of the accounts of the above chanty (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31103r2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in acC{Kdan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (°the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trusvs accounts carried out under se(*ion 145 of 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under seth.on 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attention in conneclion with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material resped: the accounb'ng records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts dKI not accord wilh the accounting records" or the accounts did not comply with the applicable reqU1￿ments conceming the form arKI content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter consKlered as part of an independent examinats'on. I have no cOn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understarKJing of the accounts to be reached. Signed: oS.11.202 Name= Edwthfa Micknel Cltsfke &Sc nAhT Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): hs50c alith & hc(L￿nIl￿ Technici￿15 LiceThce fvmber Ic02193 Dashwooa Hwse Address: l T rells Kbffdk NK31 OhR IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examinats'on of charty accounts." directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018