2020-08-31-accounts - Redwood Pre-School

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Registered Charity No: 1100327 Registered Company No: 4848315

www.redwoodpreschool.org.uk

Annual Report 2019-2020

Children are our first priority

Redwood Pre-School Annual Report 01 September 2019 to 31 August 2020

Full name

Redwood Pre-School

Registered as a company limited by guarantee in England & Wales

Registered office:

The Bell Centre, 3 Holloway Road, Leytonstone, London E11 4LD

Registered company number 4848315 Registered charity number 1100327

Governing document

The charity is operated under the rules of its Memorandum & Articles of Association adopted 8 February 2017

Directors, Trustees and Management Committee

Helen Fawbert, Director, Trustee, Chair Farzana Hussain, Director, Trustee, Treasurer Anna Yates, Company Secretary, Trustee, Secretary Stacey Young, Director, Trustee Zuleka Mayet, Named parent member Ionela Bran, Named parent member (resigned 24/06/2020) Temenuzhka Petkova, Named parent member (resigned 24/06/2020) Kirstie Macqueen, Director, Trustee and Pre-School Coordinator (staff)

Principal address

The Bell Centre, 3 Holloway Road, Leytonstone, London E11 4LD

Bankers

CAF Bank Ltd, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ

United Trust Bank Ltd, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AW

Accountants

Field Sullivan Neptune House, 70 Royal Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8RF

Aims and organisation

The principal object of the pre-school is to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.

Overall management of the pre-school is the responsibility of the members of the Committee who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Memorandum & Articles of Association. Day to day activities are managed by paid staff.

Major changes in aims/organisation during the period

Restrictions on services due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

Review of activities and achievements during the period – Reports:

Chair’s Report

This year has had unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19, and Redwood has risen to meet these, remaining open during lockdown for the children of essential workers and reopening using a bubble system as soon as possible, following government guidance.

Amongst the challenges faced have been financial planning with a lot of uncertainty regarding funding and reduced ability to fundraise. As you will be aware, the preschool is a registered charity so regular fundraising events help raise essential funds for Redwood. This is something that we will hopefully be able to focus on in the near future.

The management committee has worked hard, along with major input from staff members, in order to make the decisions necessary for the running of the preschool.

To make sure all the work gets done the management committee has eight subcommittees which committee members join if they have a particular interest or skill in a specific area.

The subgroups allow for more focused work and discussion and are as follows:

Staffing: is responsible for reviewing job descriptions and employment contracts of all staff employed by the setting, and also for the recruitment of new staff.

Finance: is responsible for budget setting, monitoring income and expenditure, accounting procedures, reviewing salary remuneration, fee rates and ensuring good financial controls are in place and followed.

Policy: this group meets to update, amend, and introduce new policies when the need arises and to comply with legal requirements.

Disciplinary: this group deals with staff performance when they do not achieve the high standards we expect.

Fundraising: have meetings to plan and organise fundraising events including fun days, sponsored events, and general appeals.

Grants: this group seeks out funding opportunities through grant-giving bodies to fund particular projects. They complete the application process and ensure that successful grants are spent in accordance with the agreed project.

Buildings and contracts: this group identifies improvements needed in order to have a safe environment. It includes putting contracts out to tender and securing the best possible value for work undertaken.

Publicity and marketing: is responsible for the wide distribution of publicity e.g. posters and leaflets which advertise our services and to maintain relevant and up to date information on our website.

All subcommittee meetings are minuted and members report back to the full committee meetings where decisions and proposals are ratified.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the management committee for their hard work this year. I would urge people to consider being part of the committee. It is a rewarding role and it is essential to ensure the preschool can continue to run.

I would like to thank all the staff for their hard work and dedication which make Redwood Preschool what it is. Thanks too to the parents, carers and volunteers who have supported the Preschool this year, your contributions are vital.

Helen Fawbert Chair

Pre-School Coordinator’s Report

This has been a year like no other, dominated as it has been by the world-wide pandemic. The effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have been far reaching, and on-going restrictions, put in place to protect our preschool community and society more widely, continue to dictate what we are able to do. It has been a year of almost continuous risk assessment and protective measures.

However, throughout the year we have tried to maintain a dual focus, putting protective measures in place in the context of the six commitments which underpin the work of the preschool and everything that we do. We are committed to:

 Learning through play

We believe that children do more learning in the first five years of their life than at any other time, and that most of their learning is done through play. We aim to provide a safe, stimulating, multicultural environment where children can explore and experiment without fear of ‘getting it wrong’. We work within the ‘Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage’. We are registered with Ofsted.

 Parental partnership

We aim to support parents as their children’s first and most important educators by involving them in their children’s education and in the full life of Redwood. We also aim to support parents in their continuing education and personal development.

 Equality and diversity

We believe that Redwood’s activities should be open to all children and families and to all adults committed to their welfare. We aim to ensure that all who wish to work in or volunteer to help in Redwood have an equal chance to do so.

 Inclusion of children with SEN and disabilities

We recognise that all children have needs. Redwood provides a welcoming, safe and inclusive learning environment in which all children are supported to reach their full potential.

 Strong relationships

We want children to feel safe, stimulated and happy at Redwood and to feel secure and comfortable with staff. We also want parents to have confidence in both their children’s wellbeing and their role as active partners with Redwood. We provide a generous ratio of staff to children, and a keyworker for every child. Our ‘Safeguarding and Child Protection’ policy gives priority to safeguarding children.

 Supporting the community

We aim to provide high quality, flexible early education and childcare to support parents in balancing work, training, study and home-life as they need and wish to. We encourage the study of the needs of preschool children and their families and promote public interest in and recognition of such needs.

The year started, as it usually does, with a reduction in the number of children on roll compared with the end of the summer term. Children are entitled to the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) from the term after their third birthday (or the term after their second birthday if their families meet the financial criteria for two year old funding). However, children start in Reception Class at primary school at the beginning of the year in which they are going to be five. This means that we send more than half our children to primary school in September and replace them with a much smaller number of newly funded children. The usual pattern is that numbers then build steadily throughout the year as children qualify for FEEE funding, but this was disrupted by the pandemic. Lockdown measures meant that there were restrictions on the numbers who could attend preschool for a substantial part of the year, and the fear of infection meant that many parents were reluctant to bring their children out of their homes following the lockdown even when the government announced the wider reopening of early years settings and schools. The government and Local Authority recognised the financial effect that this would have on early years settings and continued funding at pre-pandemic levels, but actual numbers on roll did not increase at the usual rate and many children have not been able to benefit from attending a preschool provision.

News of COVID-19 (coronavirus) began to impact the preschool in the spring term and the number of children attending began to drop off as fears of infection increased in the community. We followed the advice provided by the government and local authority and introduced protective measures such as increased hand washing and cleaning. Information relating to recognising the symptoms of the virus and the appropriate way to respond was distributed to staff and parents and we were vigilant in following the guidelines to prevent the spread of infection.

As it became clear that a national decision might be made to partially close early years settings and schools, we worked with parents to identify those who were critical workers or whose children were vulnerable so that when the announcement came we were able to remain open for the children who met the government criteria, using only the Bell Centre building.

Because the numbers of children able to attend were low, we did not require all staff to be on site. The Management Committee made the decision that staff should be paid their contracted hours even when not working on site and made use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from its inception. We carried out risk assessments and identified staff who had been advised to shield (Extremely Clinically Vulnerable), and those who were at increased risk from the virus because of underlying conditions (Clinically Vulnerable) and placed them on furlough. Staff who were essential to the daily running of the provision - our Coordinator, the deputies (on a rota basis), cook and cleaners - continued to work on site, while the Office Manager worked from home. The remaining keyworkers and playroom assistants worked on site on a rota basis and were otherwise furloughed. The Admin Assistant was furloughed until needed on site to help prepare for the wider reopening.

These arrangements continued until the national announcement of the wider reopening of early years settings and schools from 1 June 2020. Following an extensive risk assessment, the Management Committee decided to open the setting as three self-contained ‘Bubbles’, using Holy Trinity (Red Bubble) and the two separate halves of the Bell Centre (Green Bubble and Yellow Bubble). Staff who were shielding or were categorised as ‘clinically vulnerable’ continued on furlough and the others returned to work on site.

All three Bubbles contained 15 children (in line with the number set for school classes) across our full age range. Children were allocated according to the hours of care that parents needed, with Breakfast and Teatime Club only available in Green Bubble. Although the number of places available were restricted, we were able to accommodate all the children on the roll whose families wanted them to return.

Staff and children remained in their allocated Bubble and did not move between them. Clear procedures and protocols, based on the national guidance, were established, distributed to staff and parents, and enforced consistently across all three Bubbles. We were pleased that during the remainder of the summer term we did not have to close at all for self-isolation. The Management Committee made the decision to continue in Bubbles in the autumn term with an increased number of children and staff in each bubble. All staff will be expected to work on site from September 2021 unless they are specifically directed not to on medical grounds.

Staffing

Tracey McNulty, our cook, left in October 2019 to return to her hometown of Nottingham. After a period of using agency workers and internal cover, Linda Laronde was appointed to the post and joined us at the beginning of March 2020.

Anum Attia (Keyworker) began her maternity leave at the beginning of June 2020 and had a baby boy at the end of the month. Samreen Akbar (Keyworker) returned to work from her maternity leave in May 2020. Jessica Stoby (Keyworker) left at the end of the summer term for a post as a Teaching Assistant in a local school.

Training

All our playroom staff have qualifications in childcare with the Keyworkers all being qualified at Level 3 or above, and at Redwood we attach a great deal of importance to ongoing professional development. On 2 September 2019 we held a training to enable all staff to gain or renew their Level 2 Food Safety Qualification. The following day we held an inhouse training on the new Ofsted Inspection Framework. Staff meetings in the autumn term looked at, amongst other things, group time, reading and extending children’s learning. On 3 January 2020 the Educational Psychologist, Rebecca Wright, provided a whole staff training on ‘Developing attention skills in young children with Autism’. One spring term staff meeting looked at safeguarding, and in another Alyshia Evans fed back from an external training on ‘Behaviour management’ This led to the staff doing some work with children about ‘rules’. Sao De Sousa, the Assistant SENCO, attended training on ‘STEPS’, a tracking system for children with Special Needs. Sobia Saqib, the deputy with responsibility for Health and Safety, completed a training about legionella and a Level 3 qualification in Health and Safety.

Whilst furloughed staff were able to access a range of Educare online courses, they also had an opportunity to reread the important national documentation relating to safeguarding children – ‘Working together to safeguard children’, ‘What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused’ and ‘Keeping children safe in education’.

A number of students undertook work experience placements with us at the beginning of the year, but these were curtailed by the pandemic.

Curriculum

In the context of our core provision (the activities which are always available in the preschool), we base our group planning on children’s individual interests and needs. Keyworkers observe children and plan around the interests they observe in ‘Learning Journeys’. These ideas for activities are fed into the short term plans through the Coordinator’s weekly monitoring. We include the regular festivals and celebrations of our community in our planning.

Whilst planning continued as before for the autumn and spring terms, the reduced number of children attending during the lockdown meant that we planned more spontaneously on site. A weekly ‘News from Redwood Preschool’ was sent out to parents throughout the partial closure with ideas for activities they might like to do with their children and links to websites providing educational resources. We also sent out the links to the local authority’s ‘Chit Chat Pitter Pat’ three times a week which offered ideas for things to do at home.

We held our usual parties and sing-alongs in December 2019 and celebrated World Book Day in March 2020 by dressing as our favourite book characters.

Keyworking

Every child who attends Redwood Preschool is allocated a keyworker. This member of staff aims to create a special bond with that child and their family and is the first port of call for parents who want to share celebrations or concerns. The keyworker enrols the child and then works with the parents to maintain the child’s Record of Achievement, to record, assess and track the child’s progress, and to plan specific activities to support the child’s development. Before the pandemic it was usually possible to talk to your child’s keyworker informally at the beginning or end of a session, or to arrange an appointment for an uninterrupted discussion. We also held a Parents’ Evening at the end of the autumn term.

Although it was not possible to maintain the same keyworking links through the partial closure, we endeavoured to reintroduce a similar approach with the wider reopening in June 2020. Where possible children continued with their original keyworker, although the Bubbles necessitated some changes. Restrictions on access to the buildings and social distancing made informal conversations between parents and keyworkers more difficult, but we tried hard to ensure that they were still possible at drop off and pick up and were able to arrange appointments outside in the gardens.

We use the Waltham Forest ‘All about me’ transition document as a final report on children’s experience and achievements in preschool when they leave for Primary School or another nursery and continued to do so this year. Parents receive the original of this, but a copy is also sent direct to the new setting as it provides information that will help with each child’s transition. We hope that parents will also share their child’s ‘Record of Achievement’ with the new setting as it provides a much fuller picture of what the child has been doing. It should however remain the parent’s property as it is lovely to be able to look back at your child’s preschool experience as they grow up.

Early Years Pupil Premium

The Early Years Pupil Premium is funding from the government aimed to enhance the early education of eligible 3 and 4 year olds. We try to ensure that those who are eligible are identified once they have turned 3 by asking all parents to complete a form. Payments made

through this funding stream are specifically targeted to meet the needs of the identified children and research shows that some of the most effective interventions focus on self regulation strategies, communication and language approaches, and early numeracy approaches.

This year we have used some of the money to pay for the attention training and to buy resources to give children more opportunities to develop their attention and listening skills. Where children who are entitled to the Pupil Premium also have SEND, the funding contributes to the staffing costs of providing additional interventions to support their learning.

Policies

Much of the Management Committee’s work in the area of policy this year has been related to COVID-19 (coronavirus). We have undertaken extensive risk assessments and produced protocols for staff and parents. We have agreed a ‘Water safety and legionella awareness policy’ and an ‘Addendum to the Safeguarding and child protection policy’ covering the measures put in place during the partial closure.

Playscheme

Playscheme operated as usual during the autumn and spring term. Since children can attend up until the day before their eighth birthday, children who attend other settings often come along and it is always nice to see our ex-pupils returning and to hear how they are getting on in their primary schools. There is also a well established core of regular children who attend playscheme and feel like part of the extended Redwood family.

During the Easter and summer half term holidays, the country was in lockdown and we continued to operate in the same way that we had during termtime, providing care for the same children of critical workers only. During the summer holidays we opened the playscheme for only 20 children in total and imposed a minimum booking requirement of 3 days a week for all five weeks. This was to ensure that the scheme would be financially viable whilst maintaining all our COVID-19 safety restrictions such as minimising contacts. Initially the places were restricted to the children of critical workers and vulnerable children (including children from other settings) but we were then able to offer 6 places to other children on a first come, first served basis.

Working with local families

Our ‘Stay and play’ sessions operated in the autumn and spring terms but were not possible during the summer term.

During the autumn term, Alexandra Leiva from E17 Puppet Project provided a series of ‘Story Lovers’ sessions for parents and their children where they explored stories creatively together. These finished with a puppet show for all the preschool children.

In the spring term, Sue Grace from Chat Chat Pitter Pat ran a series of parent and child workshops which began with a story at Redwood which was followed by activities relating to the story that took place in the park. Staff members took part on a rota basis and later used the activities with the other children in the preschool.

Staff from HENRY (Health, Exercise, Nutrition for the Really Young) visited the preschool twice to advertise their ‘Healthy families’ series of workshops and a number of parents went along.

Links with other agencies

We have continued to contribute to a number of local authority groups. Sarah Kendrick, our Office Manager, continues to represent the Private, Voluntary and Independent sector (PVIs) on Waltham Forest’s Schools’ Forum. This group is made up of representatives from all sectors of education and council officers and is an important strategic decision making body. As part of this role she has been part of a ‘Task and Finish’ group looking at the ways in which funding is provided to early years settings through the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE). She is also Chair of the Preschool Network which enables voluntary sector providers from across the borough to meet together to share information and good practice. The support provided by this group had been invaluable in these rapidly changing times. Both these groups have continued to meet online throughout the pandemic.

I was part of the Local Authority’s Early Years SEND Inclusion Fund Panel representing the Private, Voluntary and Independent sector (PVIs) prior to the pandemic. The process has been simplified because of the difficulties around meeting together and decisions are now made by local authority officers.

We have continued to have well established working relationships with the other professionals who work with our children, including Educational Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, the Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapists, the Teacher of the Deaf, the Epilepsy nurse, the Early Years Home Visitors (Portage), SEND Success (the outreach service from Whitefield – a Waltham Forest Special School), Children’s Services, Social Services, Early Help and the Education Support Service. Many of the services have been disrupted by the pandemic, with health care staff being diverted into other roles, and face to face assessments for children have not been happening. However, we have managed to maintain our links through phone and video calls and are beginning to see more and more therapy sessions moving online.

We have an extremely good reputation for our work in early identification and intervention with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, we have supported seven children and their families through the process of getting an Education Health and Care Plan this year. The plans aim to ensure that the needs of children who need a high level of support continue to be met as they move on to primary schools, particularly into primaries with specialist provisions or into special schools.

Children from Redwood Preschool transfer to a variety of different Reception Classes for their primary education. We try to ensure that every child has a smooth transition and once the schools have been allocated in April we usually contact all our local schools and invite them to visit and meet the children who will be joining them. We have strong links with some schools in the vicinity, including Davies Lane, Dawlish, Downsell, Jenny Hammond, Mayville and Newport. We were not able to have visits from teachers this year, and children were not able to visit their new schools, but we have been part of online transition meetings, and have encouraged parents to access the online transition programmes that schools have provided.

And finally

This year has been enormously challenging in many ways and we are told that we have a ‘new normal’ to look forward to.

I would like to say a very big thank you to the members of the Management Committee who have worked so hard this year dealing with an unprecedented situation. It has been good to have such a supportive and dedicated group of parents involved in running the preschool.

I would also like to thank the staff team for their continued commitment and hard work. In times of uncertainty and change it has been good to see children playing and learning happily together and to be reminded of why we do what we do.

Kirstie Macqueen

Preschool Coordinator and SENCO

Finance Report

Please refer to the income and expenditure summary for the following report on the accounts for the year September 2019 to August 2020.

Restricted Funding

The Department for Education provided specific guidance to the Early Years sector on how to calculate the level of funding that could be claimed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The level of funding was determined by the percentage of private income (fees from parents) during the month of February 2020. Using this percentage, we submitted claims for staff who were furloughed throughout April to August 2020.

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

We use EYPP forms to check eligibility for funding from the term after a child has turned 3. EYPP is spent on resources, equipment, staff training and programmes which best meet the learning goals of eligible children.

Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE)

FEEE is paid to the pre-school for all eligible children aged 2, 3 and 4 years. Working parents, who have 3 or 4 year olds, can also access up to 30 hours of FEEE. Parents also pay fees for additional non-funded hours to enable them to access employment, training or volunteering.

Disability Access Fund (DAF)

This funding is paid to early years providers with children in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA). We also offer support and written evidence, when appropriate, to parents making a claim for DLA.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

As a fully inclusive setting, Redwood Pre-School has a number of children who receive additional funding to support their particular needs. This is paid by the Local Authority from the ‘Inclusion Fund’ in addition to their FEEE. Some children, who have an ‘Education and Healthcare Plan’ (EHCP) also receive additional funding. All SEND funding is paid to the

pre-school to fund additional staffing costs, staff training, specific learning and support programmes, resources and equipment.

Family Membership Fees

Family Membership fees remained unchanged at £15 per family. The fee helps towards the costs of administration for the additional services and support that Redwood provides outside of the free early education entitlement.

Fees: Term Time and Playscheme

Term time and playscheme fees will increase from September 2020. Fee rates are regularly monitored to ensure financial sustainability for the preschool and to remain competitive in the borough and neighbouring areas.

Annual Accounts and Audit

Our accounting firm, Field Sullivan, conduct an independent examination of our accounting records each year and produce annual accounts.

Income and Expenditure

Total income for this year including bank transfers and restricted funding: £528,879.14 Total expenditure for the year including bank transfers and restricted funding: £504,825.20 Restricted funding transfers: £0

Total cash funds as at 31 August 2020: £291,080.23

Reserves

The Trustees free reserves policy is to set aside a minimum amount equivalent to approximately six months core expenditure. This is an amount equal to about £250,000. This level of reserves would ensure the orderly closing down of the charity and the discharge of all financial liabilities should the need arise.

Looking forward

During the coming year 2020/21 the finance subcommittee and management committee will focus on the following areas of work:

Closely monitor the impact on funding and private income, adjusting budgets where necessary, in the light of Covid-19 (coronavirus)
Closely monitor occupancy levels and staffing requirements
Review fee policies
Review the staff salary structure
Review the Financial Controls policy and procedure document to reflect current practices
Review the Reserves policy and continue with strategies to build on the reserve fund
Explore new ways of generating income for core costs through grants, fundraising and general appeals.

Sarah Kendrick Office Manager

Income and Expenditure Summary 2019-20

For period 01 Sep - 31 Aug	Unrestricted	Restricted	2020
	Funds	Funds	Total
	£	£	£
Receipts
Fees - parents, termtime + playscheme	94,997.09		94,997.09
Family Membership Fees	420.00		420.00
Snack Contributions	1,378.75		1,378.75
Free Early Education Entitlement (3+4 yo)	281,451.86		281,451.86
Free Early Education Entitlement (2yo)	76,047.33		76,047.33
SEND Inclusion (SENIF) Funding	10,758.42		10,758.42
Early Years Pupil Premium	5,305.30		5,305.30
Disability Access Fund	615.00		615.00
Education & Healthcare Plans	17,985.88		17,985.88
Payroll Service	2,759.00		2,759.00
Fundraising	0		0
Events (fun days, trips)	0		0
Donations	195.00		195.00
Photocopier	0		0
Bank Interest & Refunds	1,566.99		1,566.99
Bank Transfers	0		0
Other	1,966.08		1,966.08
Restricted Funding	0	33,432.44	33,432.44
Total Receipts	495,446.70	33,432.44	528,879.14
Payments
Staff Wages, Paye, NI & Payroll	431,187.72		431,187.72
Premises (inc. rent & business rates)	32,301.94		32,301.94
Insurance	4,483.59		4,483.59
Consumables	9,969.93		9,969.93
Equipment	1,332.05		1,332.05
Commissioned Educational Services	0		0
Utilities	12,464.92		12,464.92
Cleaning &Janitorials	5,027.68		5,027.68
Health & Safety	508.15		508.15
Fundraising	0		0
Events	0		0
Advertising & Marketing	0		0
Photocopier	310.65		310.65
Membership & Registration Fees	773.65		773.65
Publications	179.00		179.00
Staff Training	1,155.00		1,155.00
Staff DBS Checks	116.87		116.87
Staff / Committee Expenses	0		0
Recruitment	0		0
Professional Fees	2,058.00		2,058.00
Bank Charges	60.00		60.00
Bank Transfers	0		0
Refunds	0		0
Contingency Fund	0		0
Restricted Funding	0	33,432.44	33,432.44
Other	2,896.05		2,896.05
Total Payments	471,392.76	33,432.44	504,825.20
Net receipts minus payments	24,053.94	0	24,053.94
Cash funds at start of year	267,026.29	0	267,026.29
Restricted Funding Transfers	0	0	0
Cash funds as at 31.08.20	291,080.23	0	291,080.23

Redwood Pre-School Staff Team

Term Time

Pre-School Coordinator & SENCO Office Manager Payroll & Admin Officer Deputy Coordinator & Keyworker Deputy Coordinator & Keyworker Keyworker Keyworker Keyworker Keyworker Keyworker Keyworker Keyworker Keyworker Keyworker Keyworker Keyworker Keyworker Admin Support Officer Cook Cook Playroom Assistant Playroom Assistant Lunch Assistant & Cleaner Lunch Assistant Cleaner

Playscheme Playscheme Coordinator Play Assistant & Responsible Person Play Assistant & Responsible Person Play Assistant & Responsible Person Play Assistant Play Assistant Play Assistant Play Assistant Play Assistant Play Assistant Play Assistant Lunch Assistant & Cleaner Cleaner

Kirstie Macqueen Sarah Kendrick Sue Sleap Conceicao De Sousa Sobia Saqib Alyshia Evans Anila Gjeta Anum Attia Armonela Hoxha Audrey Robinson Evelyn Orliaku Hajra Jogyat Jessica Stoby Lina Stoyanova Nasreen Hassan Samreen Akbar Shukri Ali Rebekah Stoby Tracey McNulty Linda LaRonde Grazyna Kawka Munazza Rasul Eunice Hickson Laje Gjana Tracey Eve

Sobia Saqib Conceicao De Sousa Evelyn Orliaku Hajra Jogyat Anila Gjeta Anum Attia Armonela Hoxha Audrey Robinson Evelyn Orliaku Jessica Stoby Samreen Akbar Eunice Hickson Tracey Eve

Cover Staff Catarina De Sousa Eunice Hickson Julie Green Laje Gjana Saima Shaikh Sandra Shaw Shazia Sajjad Shehzana Aslam

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Redwood Pre-school Reference and Administratlve Detalls Ch3lr HeSen Fawbert Trustèes Helen Fawbert Farzana Hussain Klrstle Macqueen Sracey Youn8 Zulekha Mayet Anna Yate5 Secretarv Prlncipal Offitè The Bell Centre 3 Holloway Road London EII 4LD Re815tered Office The Bell Centre 3 Holloway Road London EII 4LD Company Regi5tratlon Number 04848315 Chailty Reglstyatlon Number 1100327 Independent Exzmlner Field Sullivan Limited 70 Royal Hill Greenwich SEIO 8RF Page I

Redwood Pre-school Trustees, Report This report should be read in conjunctlon wlth the Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2020. Publlc Benellt The view of the management committee is that the charity has had proper regard for Its obligations, as a registered charityj towards the Charity Cornrnission's published guidance notes on public benefits. In particuSar, the charSty contlnues to be lully Induslve whereby all children of the relevant ages are eliglble to joln the pre-schools serVIS including children with special educational needs and disabilltles. The charlty has also continued its pollcy of sharlng experlences with organlsations ol a similar nature, withln reasonable geographlc bounds. Statement of Trustees. Responslbllltles The trustees (who are also the directors for the purpose Of company lawl are responsible for preparln8 the Annual Report and the finallcial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the trustees to prepare financi81 statements for e3ch financlal year. Under that13w the trustees must prepare the financial statements in accordance wlth Unlted Klngdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and appllcable lawl. Under Company law the trustees must not 8pprove the financial statements unles5 they are satisfied that they give a true and lalr vlew ol the state ol affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and appllcation of resources, Intludlng the Income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that perlod. In preparing these flnanclal statements, the trustees are required to.. al selert suitable accountlng pollcles and then apply them consSstently,' bl observe the methods and prlnclples in the Charltles SORP,. cl make judgments and accounting estimates th3t are reasonable and prudent,. dl state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed. subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financi31 statements,. and el prepare the financial statements on the going coricern basis unless It Is Inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue to operate. The trustee5 are responsible lor keeplng adequate accounting records that are sufflclent to show and explain the charitable company'5 transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posltion of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companles Aet 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable Steps lor the prevention and rtetectiorn ol fraud and other irregularities. The annual report wès approved by the trustees of the charlty on 15 August 2021 and signed on Sts behalf by-. Helen Fawbert Chair and trustee Page 2

Redwood Pre-school Independent Examlner's Report to the trustees of Redwood Pre-school I report to the trusteès (who are also Dlrectors for the purpose of compèny lawl on my examlnatlon of the lillancial staternents of Redwood Pre-school I'the charitable company'l for the year ended 31 August 2020 which comprlse the Statement of Flnanclal Artivities, the Balance Sheet. the Statement of Cash Flows and related notes. This report is made 501ely to the chariws trustee5, as a body, in accordance wlth sectlon 145 of the (har5tles Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charitvs trustees those matters l am required to state to them In thls report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibllity ta anyone other than the charity and the charlty's trustees as a body, for my work, for this report, or for the oplnions I have formed. Respertlve respon51bllltles of trustees and examiner As the charlty's trustees of Redwood Pre-school land also Its dlrectors for the purposes ol company lawl you are responsible lor the preparation of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 20061.the 2006 Act'l. Havlng satisfied myself that the accounts of Redwood Pre-schotsl are not requlred to be audlted under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are e5igible lor independent examination, I report in respect ol my examSn3tion of your charity's accounts as carrled out under section 145 01 the Charities Act 20111'the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directlons 8iven by the Charity Commi5s1on under sectlon 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. Independent examlnerfs statement Since Redwood Pre-sthool's gTOSS Income exceeded £250.WO your examlner must be a rnember of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Att. I confSrm that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am a member of ICAEW whlch is one of the listed bodles. I have completed my examination. I conflrm that no matters have come to my attention In connectlon wlth the xaminatlon giving me cause to believe.. l. accounting records We not kept in respect of Redwood Pre-school as requlred by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records., or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accountln8 requirements ol section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and lair view, whlch is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination,. or 4. the accounts have not been prepared in actordance with the methods and principles of the Statement ol Recommended Practice lor accounting and reporting by charities lapplicable to charities preparlng their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 10211. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wlth the examination to whith attention should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Page 3

Redwood Pre-school Independent Examlner's Report to the trustees of Redwood Pre-school Timothy Sullivan FCA Fleld Sullivan Limited 70 Royal Hill Greenwlch SEIO 8RF Date.... Page 4

Redwood Pre-SthoDI Statement olFlnantlal Actlvltleslor theyear Ended JI August 2020 Ilncludlnglrt¢ome and E%pendItureAtcont and St4tement of Totsl Retogn15ed Galnsand losses) uDYestrlttd lund5 esirlcted hJnd5 ftesirfcled lunds Tot41 ?oi• 2010 Not 1rt4m•ènd EndoWm¢tstslrom= Oonétsons afidleEa¢ies 409.4 144.936 670 41431 144,936 670 91486 92.4 OthutradlThg 2CtbAtle5 InvoStm¢rtl kncome other kn¢ome s19 S,519 Totalincome 522 773 5.OUO 570.163 EKp¢rtdlture on.. ILOOQI IS28,481 513,655 L.OWI Netln¢¢mt Trans1115 between 9.118 4.000 14.0 41,682 4.000 ttmovÈment 9.118 41 Re¢onclllidonollunds Total funls brtsughtfoyword 248.W) 248. Totallund5 cèrrkdfotwaid 290.662 29Q.É62 Allof thechaiws ictliryts Contlntslwo[atInsIrIstheljVetperlLWJ%. Page 5

Redwood Pre-school (Reglstration number: 04848315) Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2020 2020 2019 Notè Flxed assets Tan8lble assets 12 6,286 12,933 Current asset$ Debtors Cash at bank and Sn hand 13 14,0?2 291,081 19.325 267,026 305,103 286.351 Creditors.. Amounts falling due wlthln one year 14 111,6091 18.6221 Nèt Current assets 293,494 277,729 Net assets 299,780 290,662 Funds olthè tharltv: Unrèstrlcted Income funds Unrestrirted funds 299,780 290,662 Total funds 16 299,780 290,662 For the financial year ending 31 August 2020 the charity wa5 entltled to exemptlon from audit under section 477 of the Companies Aet 2006 relatln8 to srnèll companies. Directors, re5ponslbilities'. The members have not required the charlty ¢0 obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in questlon accordance with sectlon 476.. and The directors acknowledge thelr responsibilities for complying with the requlrements of the Acl with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These account5 have been prepared In accordance wlth the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The linanclal statements on pages S to 18 were approved by the trustees, and authorlsed for issue on IS August 2021 and signed on theSr beha5f by.. Helen Fawbert Chair and trustee Pa8e 6

Redwood Pre-school statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 August 2020 2020 2019 Note Cash flows from operatln8 actlvltles Net cash Income 9,118 41,682 Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash itèms Depreciatlon Investment Incorne 7,505 11,5671 8,709 11,5981 15,056 48,793 Worklng capltal adjustments Decrease In debtors Increaselldecreasel In creditors 13 5,303 2,987 18.435 11,2471 14 Net cash flows from operating activlties 23,346 65,981 Cash flows from investing actlvities Interest re¢eiv31Jle and similar income Purchase of tangible fixed assets Roundin8 I,S67 18581 1,598 17,3311 12 Net cash flow5 from investln6 actbjitles 709 15,7341 Net increase in cash and cash equlvalents 24,OS5 60,247 Cash and cash equivalents at I September 267,026 206,779 Cash and cash equivalents at 31 Au8USt 291,081 267.026 All of the cash flow5 are derived frorn contlnulng opefations durlng the above two perlods. Page 7

Redwood Pre-school Notes to the Flnanclal Statements forthe Year Ended 31 August 2020 I Charlty status The charity 15 limited by guarantee, Incorporated in, and consequently doe5 Tiot have share capital. Each of the trvstees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 toward5 the assets of the chadty in the event of Ilquidation. The address of its registered offSce Is.. The 8ell Centre 3 Holloway Road London EII 4LD The principal place of business is.. The Bell Centre 3 Holloway Road London EII 4LD These flnancial statements were authorised for Issue by rhe trustees on IS August 2021. 2 Accounting pollcles Summary of slgnlfitant accountln£ policles and key ac¢ountlng estlmates The principal Bccounting policies applled in the prep3ration of these financial statements are set out below. These policSes have been consSstently applled to all the years presented, unles5 otherwise stated. 5tstement of compllance The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and RepoitSng by Charitles.. Stement of Recommended Practice appllcable to charltie5 preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financlal Reportlng Standard 3pplicable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective l January 20151 (Charitles SORP IFRS 10211. the Finantlal Reportlng Standard applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021. They also comply with the Companies Aet 2006 and Charitles Act 2011. Basls of preparatlon Redwood Pre-school meet5 the definitlon of a publlc beneflt entlty under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initlally recognised ai historical cost or transadion value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accountln8 policy notes. Golng concern The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties abour the charity's ability to continue as a goin8 concern nor any 5i8niflc3nt areas ol uncertainty that allert the carrying value ol assets held by the charitv. Income and endowment5 All 5ncome Ss recognlsed onee the charity has entltlement to the income, it 15 probaljle that the income wlll be recelved and the amount of the incorne receivable can be rneasured reliably. Page 8

Redwood Pre-school Notes to the Financlal Statements forthe Year Ended 31 August 2020 Donot19ns legacles Donations are reco8ni5ed when the charity h85 been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is subject to condltion5 that requlre a level of performance by the charity before the ch8rity is entitled to the funds, the income 15 deferred and not recognised untll either those condltions are fully met. or the lullilment of those tondStions Is wholly within the control of the charlty an(J it is probable that these conditions will be fvlfilled In the reporting period. Gronts recelvuble Grants are recognised when the charity has an entltlernent to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are att3ched to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as 3 Ilability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released. Investment income Dlvidends are recognlsed once the dividend has been declared and notiflcation has been received of the dividend due. Expendlture All expenditure is recogfiised once there is 3 legal or constructive obligatlon to that expenditure, it is probable settl£ment is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs 3Te allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate iimilar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the vse ol resources. wlth central stall cost5 allocated on the b8sis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion ol the assevs use. Other 5UPPOrt costs 3re allocated based on the spread of st8ff costs. Clwritoble octlvlties Charitable expenditure comprlses those costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its actlvilies and services for its beneficlarles. It Includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and ihose costs of an indlrect nature necessary to support them. Gtsvemment 8Yants Government grants are recoBnlsed based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating elther to revenue or to assets. Grants rel3tlng to revenue are recognised in income over the perlod in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relatlng to assets are recognised over the expected useful 1Sfe ol the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset Is deferred,11 is recognised as deferred Income. Taxatlon The charlty is considered to pass the tests set out In P3ragraph I Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the delinitSon of a charitable company lor UK corporatlon t3x purposes. Accordingly, the charlty 15 Potentially exempt from taxatlon In respect ol income or capital galns recelved within categorles covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporatlon Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or galns are applied eyclusively to charitable purposes. Page 9

Redwood Pre-school Notes to the Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2020 Tanglble fixèd assets Indlvidu81 fixed assets costing £500.00 or more are initially recordeé at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impaiment losses. Depreciatlort and amortlsatlon Depreciation is provlded on tangible fixed assets so as to wrlte off the cost or valuatlon, less any estimated resldual value, over their expected useful economic life a5 follows.. Asset £las$ Office equipment Fixtures and litting5 Depreciation method ahd rate straight Ilne over 4 years straight line over 5 years Trade debtors Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or serwces performed in the ordinary course of buslness. Trade debtors are recognlsed initially at the transactlon price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provisson for impairment. A provision for the Impairment of trade debtors is established when there Is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due accordlng to the original terms of the receivables. Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents comprlse cash on hand and call deptsslts, and other short-term hSghly liquid investments that are readlly convertible to a known amount ol cash and are subject to an insignificant rlsk of change In value. Trade credltofs Trade creditors are obligations to pay for 8oods or service5 that h3ve been acquired in the ordinary course of busines5 from supplIe. Accounts payable 8re classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reportlng period, to defer settlement of the credltor lor at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there Is an uncondltiona1 right to defer settlement for at least twebje months after the reportlng date, they are presented as non-current liabilitie5. Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction prlce and Subsequently measured at amortised cost uslnB the effective interest method. Fund strutture Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the tru5tees's discretion in furtherance of the objectives ol the cha¥itv. Page 10

Redwood Pre-school Notes to the Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2020 3 Voluntsry Income Unrestrlrted funds Total 2020 Total 2019 General Donations and le83cies,' Leytonstone Community Pre-school DonatSons 5,0(M) 80 195 195 Grants, including capital grants,. HMRC- CJRS 38,029 384.997 38,029 384,997 Grants 409,554 423,221 423,221 414.634 4 Income from charltable actIvIt$ Unrestrltted funds Total 2020 Total 2019 General PTe-School fees 92.466 92.466 144,936 5 Income from othèr iradlng actlvltles Total 2020 Totsl 2019 Events Income,. other events income 670 670 Page 11

Redwood Pre-school Notes to the Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2020 6 Investment Income Unre5trlcted funds Total 2020 Totsl 2019 General Interest recelvable and similar income: Interest receivable on bank deposits 1,567 1,567 1,598 7 Other Income Unrèstrlcted fund5 Total 2020 Total 2019 Gèneral other income 5,519 5,519 8,325 Page 12

Redwood Pre-khool Notes to the Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2020 8 Expendlture on charltable adlvltles Total 2020 Total 2019 Wages and salaries Social securlty costs Pension costs 396,340 24,863 10,283 1,155 33,926 4,249 8.369 2.318 2.471 1,189 2.962 311 417,613 14,636 10,694 1,670 36,233 5,512 5,687 staff training Premlses costs and utillties Insurance Repairs and maintenance EHC equlpment Telephone and fax Office expenses Computer software PrintiN& postage and stationery Commissioned Edvcational Services Materi81s and equipment Shopping and school welfare Sundries 2.511 1,475 3,354 392 3,260 3,547 6,117 1,603 3,740 1,668 60 8.709 3,582 5,852 1,614 4,890 1,716 60 7,505 Cleaning Independent Examlner Bank charges Depreciation, amortisation and other sSmilar costs 513,655 528,481 9 Net Incomlngloutgoln8 re50uYces Net incomlng resource5 for the year include: 2020 2019 Depreciation ol fixed assets 7,505 8,709 Page 13

Redwood Pre-school Notes to the Flnanclal Statements forthe Year Ended 31 August 2020 10 Staff costs The ag8re8ate payroll costs were as follows.. 2020 2019 staff costs durlng the year were.. Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension cost5 396,340 24.863 10,283 417.613 14.636 10,694 431,486 442,943 No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 durlng the year. 11 Taxatlon The charlty Is a registered charity and Is therefore exempt from taxatlon. 12 Tanglble fixed assets Furniture and equlpment Computer equipment Total Cost At I September 2019 Additions 42,757 5,493 858 48,250 858 At 31 August 2020 42,757 6,351 49,108 Depredatlon At I September 2019 Charge for the year 30,430 6,935 4,887 570 35,317 7,505 At 31 August 2020 37,365 5,457 42.822 Net book value At 31 August 2020 5,392 894 6,286 At 31 August 2019 12,327 606 12,933 Page 14

Redwood Pre-school Notes to the Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2020 13 Debtors 2020 2019 Trade debtors 5,290 4,136 4,596 15,560 3,765 Prepayments Accrued Income 14,022 19,325 14 Creditors: amounis falllng due wlthin one year 2020 2019 Trade credStors Other taxation and social security other creditors Accruals 69 8,339 1.485 1,716 5,578 1,376 1,668 11,609 8.622 15 Penslon and othtr schemes Deflned contrlbution pension scheme The charity operates a defined contribut1on pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the charity to the scheme and amounted to £10,28312019- £10,694). Page IS

Redwood Pre-school Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2020 16 Funds 2020 Balancè at i September 2019 Incomlng resources Resources. expènded Balance at 31 Au8U5t 2020 Unrestrlcted funds General 290.662 522,773 1513,6551 299,780 2019 Balance at I September 2018 Balance at 31 August 2019 In¢omln8 resources Resources expended Transfers Unre5trlcted luhds General 248,980 S65,163 1527,4811 4,lY)O 290,662 Restrirted funds 1,000 4,000 Total funds 1248,9801 1570,1631 528,481 1290,6621 Pa8e 16

Redwood Pre-school Note5 to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2020 17 Analysls of net assets between funds 2020 Unrestrlcted funds General Total fund5 T3nglble fixed assets Current asset5 6,286 305,103 111,6091 6,286 305.103 111,6091 Total nel assets 299,780 299,780 2019 Unrestrlcted funds Restrlrted funds General Total funds rangible fixed asset5 Current assets 7.933 286.351 18,6221 5,000 12,933 286,351 18,6221 Total net assets 285,662 5,000 290.662 Page 17

Redwood Pre-school Notes to the Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2020 18 Analysls of net funds 2020 At I September 2019 At 31 August 2020 Cash flow Cash at bank and In hand 267,026 24,055 291,081 et detit 267,026 24,055 291,081 2019 At I September 2018 At 31 August 2019 Cash flow Cash 3t bank and in hand 206,779 60,247 267,026 Net debt 206,779 60,247 267,026 19 Covld 19 Thls year has had unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19, and Redwood has rlsen to meet these, remaining open during lockdown lor vulnerable children and the children of essentlal workers and reopenin8 from 1st June usln8 3 bubble system, with reduced numbers of children, following 8overnment guldance throughout. DurSng thè year the charity reIved £38,02912019'. £nill of Job Retention Stheme grants. Page 18

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