## ## |Description ofthe charity's tru|sts| |---|---| |Type ofgoverning
document|Constitution| |How the charity is constituted|Trust| |Trustee selection methods|Trustees are appointed
by the Management
Committee
at each AGM| |Additional
governance
issues|(Optional
information)| |You may choose to include
additional
information,
where
relevant,
about:|First Steps Nursery has a close working
relationship
with Belbroughton
Primary School because
it is located within the school building
and is
integrated
into key elements
ofthe school day providing
an enhanced
progressive
environment.| |policies and procedures|| |adopted for the induction
and|The Management
Committee
have regular meetings
and contact with| |training
oftrustees;|nursery staff to ensure strong relationships
with stakeholders.| |the charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider
network
with which the charity
works;|Many ofthe children
who attend First Steps move on to attend
Belbroughton
Primary
School meaning
that they are very familiar
with the
staff members
and the routines
and expectations
ofschool life. The staff
members
of both First Steps and the school therefore
have a shared| |relationship
with any related|interest
in promoting
education,
safeguarding
and the general
wellbeing| |parties;|ofthe children.| |trustees'
consideration
of
major risks and the system|The Management
Committee
and nursery
manager
have regular contact
with the Headmistress
ofthe school. This ensures clear lines of| |and procedures
to manage
them.|communications
and sharing ofgood practice.| ||||||~ ~|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||Belbroughton
First Steps Nursery
aims to be the pre-school ofchoice for|| ||||||parents of children
who will ultimately
attend Belbroughton
C of E|| ||||||Primary School.|| |Summary
ofthe objects
charity set out in its
governing
document||||ofthe|The nursery
will offer outstanding
quality care by ensuring
that all staff
are trained
in the best and most appropriate
qualifications
including
those
recognised
by EYFS, CACHE and Foundation
Degree. Safeguarding
Policies and Procedures,
and Paediatric
First Aid.|| ||||||The nursery
provides
local, friendly care for children
and embraces|the| ||||||community
spirit ofthe village
in which
it is based.|| ||||||The Trustees of First Steps Nursery are aware ofthe guidance
issued by|| ||||||the Charity Commission
on public benefit and why this is integral
to|the| ||||||nursery
being able operate as a charitable
body.|| ||||||The Trustees ensure that First Steps is able to operate as a pre-school|| ||||||nursery
in accordance
with the legal requirements
laid down by|| ||||||Parliament
and overseen
by Ofsted. By operating
to these standards|it| ||||||provides reassurance
to the general
public that child welfare and|| ||||||education
standards
are being met.|| |Summary
ofthe main
activities undertaken|||for|the|First Steps is the only pre-school
nursery
which operates each weekday
during school term time in Belbroughton
and provides a service to|| |public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have|||||families that would not otherwise
be available. Attendance
at First Steps
can be every session through
the week or for specific sessions and this
enables parents to return to work orto provide dedicated care for
younger
siblings at home. First Steps also provides a seamless
link to the|| |had regard||to the guidance|||afterschool
club which children
over 3years old may attend under a|| |issued by|the Charity||||separate
arrangement.|| |Commission
benefit)||on public|||First Steps is non denominational
and is open to children of all
backgrounds
regardless
of race, religion or nationality.
First Steps|| ||||||welcomes
children
with Special Educational
Needs or disabilities.|| ||||||First Steps operates
within the school and so the rent paid by First Steps|| ||||||helps to fund the operation
ofthe school in a way that helps to reduce the|| ||||||burden
on taxpayers.|| ## |Addition|a|l
det|ails|o|fobjective|s and activities (Optional
information)| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||First Steps encourages
parent volunteers
to be actively involved
in the| |You may choose
further statements,
relevant,
about:||||to include
where||nursery
stage development
oftheir child(ren). The input from parents
helps them to understand
the work done by First Steps staff and builds
closer relationships
within the setting, and helps parents
and children
with the transition
into school.| |policy||on grantmaking;||||| |policy programme
investment;|||||related|First Steps also encourages
all parents to attend and to participate
in the
regular Management
Committee
meetings so they can help guide the
direction ofthe nursery
and give the benefit oftheir skills and experience.| |contribution|||made||by|| |volunteers.||||||| ||~|~||||r
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~| |Summary
ofthe
achievements
of
during the year||||main
the charity||The nursery
had a strong start in the 2019autumn
term due to a high
number ofchildren
staying
on from the previous year. In September
2019, 15children
filled 101 settings
per week, with the number
of
children
increasing
through
the autumn
and spring terms. (NB:a setting| |||||||is defined as a morning
or afternoon
setting, so a child attending
nursery| |||||||full time attends 10settings
per week). This is significantly
stronger start| |||||||than
in September 18when 8 children
filled 46 settings.| |||||||When the coronavirus
pandemic
hit at the end ofthe spring term, the| |||||||register for the summer
term showed 22 children
filling 151 settings,
most| |||||||ofwhich was via funded places.| |||||||As per national
guidelines
the nursery
temporarily
closed. During the| |||||||lockdown
period staff kept in touch with parents
and children as well as| |||||||the wider Belbroughton
school community.
Staff arranged
home activities| |||||||for the children
including
using email and social media.| |||||||Throughout
this period the manager
and committee
closely monitored| |||||||government
Covid guidance
and built towards
reopening
on 1 June 2020.| |||||||Initially this was restricted to the children
of key workers
in order to| |||||||adhere to rules on 'bubbles'.
There were no covid cases for either staff or| |||||||children
in this time which meant the nursery
did not need to close| |||||||further.| |||||||Whilst this was a challenging
year for everyone
due to the pandemic,
the| |||||||staff worked
hard to provide
what they could ofthe nursery experience| |||||||for the children. Parents were involved
online activities where they could| |||||||be. The nursery
continues
to benefit from an experienced
and| |||||||enthusiastic
team ofstaff. Everyone
pulled together as a nursery| |||||||community
to make the best ofthe situation.| |||||||We have a great team with lots ofenthusiasm
and some wonderful
ideas| |||||||and initiatives
that will ensure that First Steps nursery goes from strength| |||||||to strength
and continues
for many years to come.| ## ||'|'|||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||-|-||||||||||| |~||||||~|.|~|~.||||||| ||||||||||Unrestricted
funds||Restricted
funds|Endowment
funds|Total funds||Last year| ||||||||||to the|nearest|to the nearest 8|to the nearest 8|to the nearest|it|to the nearest 8| |A1 Recei ts|||||||||||||||| |County funded|income|||||||||59,519|||QI,519||37,198| |Fees||||||||||10,058|||10,058||8,219| |Grants||||||||||2,198|||2,198||| |Fundraising||||||||||250|||||| |Misc||||||||||6,235|||||1,087| |Bank interest||||||||||38||||38|| |Sub total (Gross income for
AR)||||||||||78,298|||||48,504| |A2 Asset and|||investment|||sales,|||||||||| |see table .|||||||||||||||| |||||||Su|total||||||||| |||||Total||receipts|||||||78,298||46,&04| |A3 Pa ments|||||||||||||||| |Wages inc HMRC||||||||||41,867|||41,867||35,011| |Pension Deductions||||||||||2,515|||||2,677| |Rent||||||||||9,550|||9,550||9,500| |Training||||||||||409|||||284| |Nursery
and admin|||supplies|||||||3,242|||3,242||2,093| |Photocopying||||||||||158|||158||404| |Marketing||||||||||101|||||158| |Nursery
maintenance||||||||||20||||20|499| |Ofsted Registration||||||||||50|||||50| |Nursery
Insurance||||||||||480|||480||475| |Phone costs||||||||||241|||||257| |Dance lesson charges||||||||||510|||||| |Garden|||||||||||||||| |Replacement
toys|||and|equipment|||||||||||| |Other||||||||||3,873|||3,873||811| ||||||Sub||total||||||83,017||52,219| |A4 Asset and||investment|||||||||||||| |urchases|see table||||||||||||||| ||||||Sub||total||||||||| ||||Total||payments||||||||63,017||62,219| |/Net ofreceiptsl(payments)||||||||||16,281|||15,281||6,716| |A& Transfers||between|||funds||||||||||| |A6 Cash funds|||last year|||end||||27,666|||27,656||33,371| |Cash|funds|||this||year|end||||||||27,6&6| ||~||a|||~|i||r|~||e|~|~|~||~|~ ~||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||||||Unrestricted|||Restricted||Endowment|| |||Categories|||||Details|||||||funds|||funds|||funds| |||||||||||||||to nearest||a|'lo|nearest a|to|nearest g| |81Cash||funds|||||Current bank account||||||||17,845|||||| ||||||||Deposit||bank account||||||25,092|||||| ||||||||||||Total||cash funds|||||||| |||||||||(agree balances|||with|receipts and payments||||||||| ||||||||||||||accountis))||||C)K||0'r~|| |||||||||||||||Unrestricted|||Restricted||Endowment|| |||||||||||||||funds|||funds|||funds| |||||||||ils||||||to nearest||g|to nearest g||to|nearest g| |82Other||monetary assets||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||Details|||||||Fund to which
asset belongs|||Cost|(optional)|Current value
(optional|| |83Investment||||assets||||||||||||||||| ||||||||Detaiis|||||||Fund to which
asset belon s|||Cost|(optional)|Current value
(optional)|| |84Assets retained for|||||the||Laptop, Ipad, Printer||||and|accessories||||||||| |charity's||own use|||||Music|listening||centre||||||||||| ||||||||Toys,|books, craft materials||||||||||||| ||||||||Shed|and garden equipment||||||||||||| ||||||||Fridge|||||||||||||| ||||||||Washing||machine|||||||||||| |||||||||||||||Fund to which|||Amount due||When due|| ||||||||Details|||||||liability relates|||(o|onal|(optional)|| |B6Liabilities|||||||Maternity||pay (SMP||advance)|||||||||| |Signed by one or two trustees
behalf of all the trustees|||||on|||||Signature||||||Print|Name||Date of
a
roval|| ||||||||||||||||||||Ir|&/X(| ||||||||||||||||||||a.|ot-lz| |CCXX|R2 accounts (SS)||||||||||||||||||08/05/2021|| ## ## ## ##