TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
For the period 1° September 2024 to 31* August 2025
SECTION A REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS
Charity Name
Trinity Early Learners
Other Names by which charity is known
None
Registered Charity Number
1139262
Charity’s Principal Address
Trinity Early Learners c/o Trinity Methodist Church Royland Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2EH
Names of Trustees who manage the charity
Mr John Pipet (Chair) Mrs Rachel Thorpe Mrs Jackie McKeon Ms Sue Adkins Mrs Caroline Seaton Rev Karen Beecham
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Names of the Trustees for the Charity, if any (for example custodian trustees)
None
SECTION B STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Type of Governing document
Constitution
How the charity is constituted
Unincorporated Association
Trustee selection methods
Selected by existing trustees
SECTION C OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The aims of the pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age. This is enhanced by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by:-
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(a) Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities and family learning groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children, whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability:
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(b) Encourage the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas;
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(c) Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Early Years Alliance.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
We confirm that the trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Trinity Early Learners works to enhance the development and education of pre-school children between the ages of 2 and statutory school age. We provide sessional daycare in a church hall which was refitted in consultation with the playgroup. Children also have use of a fenced in outdoors area which is accessed directly from the hall.
We provide a caring and stimulating environment where each child is welcomed and valued whatever their race, age, gender and cultural background. We promote the physical, intellectual, emotional, social and cultural development of each child through play and learning experiences. Children will be encouraged to be part of a group and will also be helped to become independent and to reach their full potential, in order to prepare them for their transition to school. Our routines and activities can be adapted so that we are able to provide the same level of care and education to children with additional needs and have done so on a number of occasions.
We have flexible payment schemes to help parents/carers to meet the cost of attending the group.
The staff are all appropriately qualified and continue to update their skills. We welcome students from local schools and colleges who are undertaking relevant childcare courses. Our activities and learning experiences are all based around the EYFS. Children spend some of the sessions working in small groups - this helps to further enhance their development in all areas.
We are an Ofsted inspected setting. The latest rating we received was ‘Good’.
SECTION D ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The setting has continued implement improvements during the year.
The staff led small group work with SENCO children took place daily. The staff also led other small groups ona regular basis ;
Every day, the staff also lead circle time with all children, which can involve singing, dancing or stories with props. ,
The resources for the playgroup also keep improving. We have expanded the range of items used with younger children and SENCO children, those on healthy eating and our woodland toys. We follow the interests of the children in choosing new resources.
Children have the opportunity to either play outside every day or to use the large upper hall at the setting for physical play.
The children take part in special celebrations, such as Children in Need day, Christmas and Easter. We have also taken them on outings to the local area, such as the park and museum.
We have taken on an apprentice leader and are supporting her through her training.
Staff continue to improve their skills, such as undertaking courses on preventing and treating a child who is choking.
Staff also have good relationships with parents. Conversations take place with parents every day at drop off and pick up time. We have run Stay and Play sessions where parents can come in for part of a session to play alongside their children and chat to staff.
SECTION E REVIEW
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
At present, trustees are trying to keep reserves of a term’s expenditure.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
SECTION F OTHER OPTIONAL INFORMATION
None
SECTION G DECLARATION
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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Early Learners Accounts Summary September 2024 - August 2025 :
| PCS | ACTUALL | : | |
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| INCOME | |||
| LCC Funding | 54,464 | ||
| Fees | 4,770 | ||
| SEND inclusion money | 1,650 | ||
| EYPP Money | 750 | ||
| 2 Year old expansion Grant | 663 | ||
| Fundraising | 0 | ||
| Interest | 0 | ||
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| EXPENDITURE | |||
| _. | {Salaries -basic | 47,299 | |
| Pension | 1,462 | ||
| HMRG | 1,227 | ||
| Accounts admin | 744 | ||
| Y Bromich - preparation ofmonthlywages | 396 | ||
| Room Rental | 6,099 | ||
| EarlyYears Alliance - inc insurance | 865 | ||
| Education | 28 | ||
| EYPP | 1,248 | ||
| SEND inclusion | 2,190 | ||
| Other grant monies | |||
| Refresh | 0 | ||
| Office ~ incDBS checks | 814 | ||
| Uniforms | 0 | ||
| Training | 0 | ||
| Other | 712 | ||
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| CASH B/FATSEPT2024 | 34,614 | ||
| Check:- | |||
| Bank account | 33,827 | ||
| diff | 0 | ||
| Note | |||
| EYPP balance | 611 | ||
| SENDinclusionbalance | 195 |
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