## **The Bungalow Dinglewell Infants School Dinglewell Hucclecote Gloucester GL3 3HS** 

Registered Charity No: 1055992 Ofsted Registration No: EY465344 

Hucclecote Playgroup Trustee Report 2020/21 

Trustees: 

Chair: Charys Bailyes Secretary Meredith Carrington-Stait Treasurer: Holly Downes 

Committee members: Claire Smith, Helen Leyshon 

Committee members are recruited from within the parents of the children at the playgroup. Parents are voted on at the AGM and then they complete DBS and Ofsted registration. 

Hucclecote Playgroup exists to provide childcare to children aged 2.5 to 5 years. It is managed by a Playleader and 3 other childcare workers. We also employ a premises officer and financial administrator. Hucclecote Playgroup aims to prepare children for school and to give them an enjoyable time of learning through play away from their home environment. Hucclecote Playgroup serves the community in which it is situated and anyone else who wishes to send their children to us. 

We are a non profit organisation and as such any money made is spent on the playgroup. We have reserves in order to pay for redundancy. We receive money though the government funding for children and also through fees. We also fund raise through events such as sponsored bike ride, colouring competitions and quizzes. 

The majority of our money is spent on staff wages, rent and resources such as food and cleaning materials. We also buy resources for the children such as toys and craft materials. 



This year we were delighted to open as normal in September. Considering the disruption caused by the pandemic, the children settled well. We managed to do some fundraising but were unable to hold the annual Christmas party due to COVID restrictions. Playgroup remained open during the lockdown as directed by government. Some families chose to keep their children at home while others still attended. Parents were pleased to be able to attend a ‘graduation ceremony’ for those going to school even with social distancing. 

The children enjoy being at playgroup and make good developmental progress.  Playgroup always seeks to prepare the pre school children for school. Most of our children attend with the expectation they will attend the school on which we are on the site of. 

Hucclecote Playgroup serves the community well in providing high quality child care in a desirable location on the site of an infants and junior school. 



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