**Chair Report - 2020 2021** Hello and welcome, another testing year with the unprecedented times and the impact of COVID that the preschool and the staff and families have had to endure I think it goes without saying that the staff have delivered an amazing supportive and inclusive practice with the challenges that have been sent their way this year. Carleen and the staff have adapted to the ever changing goal posts and situations that have been given to them with the most supportive staff and caring environment being provided to the families and children. With the forced closures and furloughing of staff I can’t thank everyone enough for every part that they have played with the preschool and the families of the preschool for understanding and supporting where they can. Money has still been a worry with the type of year that we have had and fundraising events not being easy to run. Hopefully with the easing of lockdowns and social distancing this year can see us organise some more fundraising events and support the nursery, as we are in need of some repairs to the building. The lease is also up for renewal this year and I have been in contact with Essex County Council on the renewal and we will hopefully be extending the lease for more than a 5-year renewal if this can be agreed so that we can have some more stability. The effort time an money this can take to renew every 5 years can be hard work at times and not always the quickest process. All policies have been updated and signed off to the current date. I would just like to say a massive thank you to Carleen, Abby and all the staff for all of their amazing work over the last year without them the preschool wouldn’t be where it is today and all the hard work that they put in to deliver the best support to the children and families that are part of Wix and Wrabness preschool. Thank you Any questions please contact me on Krista.burney@hotmail.co.uk Manager’s report 2020 This may have been the hardest year I have had to deal with as manager of Wix & Wrabness Preschool. The beginning of the academic year started relatively quiet in terms of numbers however the children that we had definitely kept us on our toes with a number of strong personalities to deal with! However the team all worked together and we got into good routines with the children and they settled in well. We introduced a daily yoga session at the beginning of the day which all of the children enjoyed and which definitely helped them to deal with their emotions. With such a big connection between children’s mental health and their behaviour I attended a mental health course which helped deal with the children in a more productive way-this information was shared with all the staff and there has been an improvement in both the children’s behaviour and how we deal with it. I also completed a level 2 qualification in Children’s Mental Health during lockdown. Autumn term was spent celebrating various festivals and we did a Christmas song concert for the parents who then joined us for Christmas dinner. We ended the term with more children on role for the term ahead with no idea of what was to come. January arrived and we welcomed more new children to the preschool and we were ticking along nicely making plans for the term ahead when the coronavirus arrived in the country. We were told to close our doors on Friday 20[th] March and said “see you soon” to all our families. I cannot deny that it was a very stressful time keeping families and staff informed while trying to secure the future of the preschool. All staff were furloughed from March and we did not reopen our doors until September. During this time we sadly were unable to do all the fun things we usually do including saying goodbye to all of the little ones who were starting school in September, we did send them all a leaving present and messaged all the parents to let them know how much we would miss them. Onto September and we reopened our doors to children after much planning, reading new almost daily guidance and replanning. The children have been brilliant and it has been lovely to hear them laughing and watch them playing with their friends again. Although this has been good the extended absence of a staff member with a broken collar bone and another self-isolating has meant extra pressure and work on the remaining staff, lots of caffeine has helped keep us going. Numbers are quite a bit lower than this time last year with parent confidence still low in sending their children into a preschool plus with parents either working from home or furloughed there doesn’t seem to be a huge need for our service. We are getting more two year olds start with us than funded children which has a huge knock on effect on our income, hopefully as we move through the pandemic more parents will feel confident to send their children in. Although it is tough at the moment , staff morale remains high and we are working harder as a team than ever and supporting each other as well as the families who use us, we recognise the stresses that these families currently have and are helping them as well as we are able to whilst not compromising our needs. Looking forward it can be hard to find positives when the global situation appears so bleak however my hope is that we will be able to ride the wave of this storm as we have done in the pat and emerge the other side as strong as we were before. ## **2020/2021 AGM Treasurers Report Wix & Wrabness pre-school** . 04/05/2021 Report for year ending 31[st] March 2021. Wix & Wrabness pre-school continue to offer one of the best early years learning settings in the area with the expertise to accommodate all children and their families. Expenditure in 20/21 was lower as was the Income generated a lower year than previous years mainly due to closures due to Covid 19 and the income stream was low but supported by the Job Retention Scheme from the government. income. This year we made a £1007 loss. Wages were around £4000 lower than budget due to effective use of labour. In line with this the PAYE and pension contributions were lower Food bills were also lower but only due to an approach to smart shopping using set menus. Staff courses in the period were considerably lower than budget and has allowed us to retain Millies Mark for first aiding. Premises costs of up keep were under the budgeted amount minimal maintenance was needed this year but we do need to prepare for some re roofing in the coming years. Taking a 5 year snap shot of the charity we are slightly in the Red by around 2k. Electricity bills are a lot lower than previous years due to not being open. Ongoing to 2021/2022 I will be expecting to revisit the whole pay structure, overtime , contracts, and holiday pay for the staff to ensure their security and a fair working wage. This will be held due to entering lockdown March 23[rd] 2020. A pay review was held prior to 1[st] April 2021 and all staff have had an incremental increase in line with government guidelines. Extra Club sessions ceased in March 2020 and as yet have not restarted in line with Government directives this part of the payroll remains under furlough conditions In the main the pre school has done well through the COVID 19 lockdowns and have retained all staff, Feb and March 2021 has seen a huge increase in up take for fee paying sessions so we remain positive the future will only be better than the last 12 months. Clive Wiggins Treasurer. ## WIX AND WRABNESS PRE SCHOOL AGM HELD REMOTELY DUE TO COVID 19 2020/2021 1, CHAIR REPORT 2, MANAGERS REPORT - 3, TREASURERS REPORT INiUhlE EXVEPIiMIUKEUF 5iHtX>LiUkUlillk1 Actual Actual May 2020 Athal Aclual Actual SeptEmber. 2020 Adual Octobei, 2020 Adual Novetnb8r. 2020 ALlual Decérnbei, 202D Actual January, 2021 Actual Fob￿ary.202l ALlual A￿al YIETotal ECC Funding Fèes 3285 8,278 71 43Q989 456 50 1,473 79 588 50 5,155 92 379 SD 301 43640 1.788.93 999.50 3.988 04 3,577 86 1.339 20 345782 Oonabons 450 8275 44286 f1W.14 IV51J6 BJ11A6 flf3ZZf 4631Af st3ff Wagos 493652 154 63 4,931 72 184f3 4,919 32 493956 5.3D3 48 220.62 5,100 42 204 34 293 29 201.54 2.24774 3.599 24 PAYE 973 35 Rates 136 63 230.57 230.53 9390 9390 230 53 230 56 230 53 230 53 55.57 230 53 764471 UtilityslElectric&Wztérl Afvertssin Equip￿£ Resources stabona 482 66 450 58 829 52 26.59 16fj.58 179 53 66.15 1702 400.70 229 00 3.87 228 QO 200 00 Food 74.14 8388 663 941 St2ftUnrform Cosis 7.77 165QO 3984 700 E9 689 90 3,743 19, Trnal Income i Total ExpeTrStwe • Income L£s5 Eyndriure 202012021 201912020 2018119 2017118 2016117 2015116 201412015 ||2020/2021
2019/2020
2018/19
£
£
£
**Income**
ECC Funding
57516
73122
77929
Fees
4490
14902
22965
Job Retention Scheme 2020
18653
0
0
Uniform
0
0
0
Donations
0
1624
165
Misc
443
145
1075| |---|---| ||**Total Income**
**81102**
**89794**
**102133**| ||**Expenditure**
Staff Wages
61503
65552
72040
Pension
2248
1892
1323
PAYE
3599
3835
5673
Rent
0
0
0
Rates
0
675
563
Insurance
2211
2294
2282
Phone/Internet
764
757
631
Subscriptions
46
554
218
Utilitys(Electric&Water)
1402
3694
3498
Advertising
526
60
115
Equipment
2880
2075
2275
Resources
939
1837
2351
Stationary
134
589
490
Courses(Staff)
536
1026
707
Food
478
1278
1820
Cleaning
261
388
603
Premises
802
950
1440
Staff Uniform Costs
0
0
0| |Uniform(Childrens)|0|0|0| |---|---|---|---| |Postage|36|0|0| |Printer|0|0|0| |Misc|3743|6698|6047| |More info|0|0|0| |**Total Expenditure**|**82109**|**94155**|**102076**| ||||| |**Income Less Expenditure**|**(1,007)**|**(4,361)**|**57**| CH FOR RITY COMMISSION ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trus membe eesl sof Wix & Wrabness Pre School On accounts forthe ear ded 3110312021 Charity no (if any) 1067140 Sot out on p 1-11 I report to Ihe tTUStees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity Iyhe TTUSt'} for the year ended Responsibilities basis of r and As the charrty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation port of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charits"es Act 2011 1.the Acri. I report in respect of my examination of the Twst's accounts Carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable D1￿CtionS given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)Ib} of the Act. I have compleled my examination. I confirm th* no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below "l in connection with the examination which gNes me cause to believe that in. any material respect: accounting record$ were not kepl in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not with Ihe ￿CoUntIng records Independent examiner's Statem nt I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Date: Sig me: Vicky Juniper Relevant professi qualificationlsl or {if nal ody y): Addr ss: IER October 2018