Stsnloa DrTr & Pensford Prescbool Rert. 1° September 2024 to 31° Augus12025 Regijtered Cb•rity liumber: 105SMI Tbe Alms of (r Charlty Our charity provides hi8h qualily, affordable ¢ducalKm and clllldcare for lo¢ families. We otTer opp)nunities for high quality &vly learnin& with lots ot"outdoor and forest club acts111¢* chlldren aged ktm'ecn 2 yc and 5 years old. W¢ hav¢ a strong fo¢5 on the ne¢ds of the individu and in supporting each chdd's developmenL We are committed to being a fully inclusive settin8. Il'e prioritise the wellbeing of staff. We are a volunwy nm sellin8 proud io be a comnllll¢¢ led prescbool. Summarv of A¢¢ouHts for FiDaDcial Ycar Eoded 31" August 2025 The acwunts for th fiDancial vear show a Ios5 of 8rouDd £1600. All staff were given a pay rise of 6.P/o in Apnl 2025, in line with the increase in the National Minimum Wa8e [thOugh no SLqff were on the NMW ai the iirne). This 15 lo Tetleci their hard 'ork and io improve relenlion in a difficuli Tecrnilmeni markel. This has led to another unavoidably large rise in the H'age5 bill. Additional lid$ have been speni on administration to the increase in tiirnover. cbild numbers and stsfFmg 8E the setting. There have also been si8nifi&qnt dwi8es around the w'a). in wthich the funding entiilements are which k¢S more administralion time. Fundraismg w'as lowcr than we had hoped for. with Onl L334 being Taised during th¢ 2024-2025 tinancial year. Curttnl FlttanelAI Posldo Presch1 h&$ sufficient nM)nies in the CurrenLIDewsit Account to cover day io day expenditure and oul80ings. W'e have a Reserve Fund in a Building Society dcp05il account lo wver 511uats.ons in M,IM'ch the preschool might have io clo%. with outsIng liabdities covercd by the FuDd. PresclKM)l is currently busier th8D usual for the time ofyear. with 25 childrcn on roll: including l O x 2-ycar-olds. With the cxpansion of the funded entitlements, mosi children are no fimded rather than fee pa&'in8. Fees are Lurrenily low'er than funding rates for 2 vear olds and higher than fimdin8 rnes for 3 and 4 year ol(ts. This means that the s¢ttin8 risks losing y5 mofE ol<kr thilthrn fided As staffing costs rise: we need to ensurc child numbers remain high to stsy sinable. IN'e also need (o encourage parenls lo allow ILS lo apply for earl) years pupil premtum where applicable.
The government has brought in a policy dwge whereby di%Yeiionwy clwges on top of the funded entiilement must be volunw. This means that the selling no longer insisl on pa)qneDts frutn pyr¢nts to cover the cosi of snaLks. W re rK) payrnen(s are being made. parents w'ill be asked to provide thciT snacks in IiDe Nith our healthy eatujg wlic),. Our aCuntant is incre&singly having to ch&se some paren to ensure invoices are paid in a iimely manner. It Seen likel> that issues around the cost of living aff affecting the financial S%nablty of the setting. Our goals from year I. EDJur¢ Ihat prejchool remlns JuJtlnabl¢ eneourn%ing rents Io maxlmbe thelr funded bours Is ehiklren ttle Dd Ihe n¢ enlillements come in. Il'e Alqo need to encournge p•rents to allow us to check whether we r¢ ¢nliil¢d io pupil premium pymtnts to htlp Ms sUprI their childrr 'e stsll find that not all parents are USiDg their filll fimded enlidemfflits. which means thal some days of the week are quieter than otheTS. This is in pan due to us M)1 beJn8 a "full day'care, selling and so some prn ch(M)se only to aLYess pan tim¢ provisjon. This can make rt tricky to manage slaffiog levels meanin8 00 some days we are over staffed. Ilowever. this dS allow. (ime for staff to be 'off rola, &qtch up with Parents &e tx)w more wilhn8 ts) allow us ty apply for pupll prcmium payments. This has helped the sellmg finaDcially and h&s allowed us to cover the costs of additioD81 SUP1 foF duldren who are entided to this money. 2. Maintain stsff wellbeing ivluding thromgh effective communicilion betslttn the committee and th¢ staff t¢am. Support Jtsff in accessing tr*ioiAg ihlt suits their inttresl Staff wellbeing remains hith with a new. policy introduced of five days sick pay, io ensure that stsff th) noi feel thai they musi work when thev arc unwell. We have also recentlv introduced b¢reavem¢ni leave: this neeib io be WTillen inlo stsff conlrdcts which atr cuttElltty bring updated. Staffing I5 been Stable during year. howevcr. sadly our preschool leader moved back to .8pn * the end of (ktokr 2025. W'e were veT)' sorry to lose her and we thank her for her Servi to the sellin& One member of sthff is currenlly on malernity l¢avc and is p1annll to thke up
IKr full maternity leave entidemenL We ure fUTrently using baDk staff to cover gaps in sthffing and perman1 $ff have temporarily incre&8ed their daySnxm until w¢ can appoint a new permanent lekn. 3. Eneourlge parenls aad carers to fundrais¢ lo help w buy addFtM)Ml resou¢9 for Ihe ehildreA and to eBsure finaTrciil ¥NslaiDabilit). This goal h&$ not been li More effort to be math ts) erbcowage parents lo und¢rstsnd how fimdrwsing allows w (o remain sustainable and pay for ow high rios of staff to cluldren. 4. 1%111 andlor iDcreaJe the nuThber of parents oo the presebool The presch)] commiliee cutTentli' six members, which is more th usual, so this Boal h&8 been n1. Our go•b for Ihii y¢ar l. Ensure presdl makes a Surp1 to tK)ost our reserve fid and ensure s[ainablI1ty, to losses m&k in 1&81 financial year. 2. Ensure that PTeschool remains Susthinable by rncournging pmts to maxilljtse their tIded bours as the nem, entitlements com¢ in. Encowagc parents to 'ork with the committee to fundraise substantially more money than in this financial year, with a met of £151X) to cover our losses. 3. Recruit a new pre5dwl lethr staffing l¢vc15 wknle one staff member is on maternity leave. Sue CoN'ley, Chair of Prescknl Cfflunittee November 2025
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