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|Summary||Ofthe purpOSeS|||Of|Para 1.17|||
|the charity as set|||out|in its|||~|To provide a safe, secure, stimulating|
|governing||document||||||and caring environment<br>in which|
|||||||||children<br>can learn and develop a sense|
|||||||||ofachievement<br>through<br>play.|
||||||||~|To promote an atmosphere<br>where|
|||||||||every child feels that they belong and|
|||||||||has a contribution<br>to make, developing|
|||||||||their own self-esteem<br>and|
|||||||||independence<br>which will help them to|
|||||||||make a natural<br>transition<br>to fulltime|
|||||||||schooling.|
||||||||~|Toensure each child is supported<br>in|
|||||||||developing<br>their potential<br>at their own|
|||||||||pace by means of developmentally-|
|||||||||appropriate<br>play activities and a high|
|||||||||level of individual<br>adult input.|
||||||||~|To provide activities and experiences|
|||||||||that are planned to meet their|
|||||||||individual<br>stages ofdevelopment|
|||||||||within the EYFS.|
||||||||~|To always look at ways to improve and|
|||||||||update the environment,<br>layout,|
|||||||||equipment<br>and resources available|
|||||||||within the Preschool|
|Summary<br>activities||ofthe main<br>in relation to those||||Para 1.17and<br>1.19|The programme<br>ofactivities provided for the<br>children,<br>planned<br>by the staff, is in accordance||
|purposes||for the public|||||with and followed the Early Years Foundation||
|benefit,|in particular,|||the|||Guidelines.<br>Children<br>choose which activities||
|activities, <br>services||projects <br> identified|or<br>in|the|||they would<br>like to participate<br>in each session.<br>The staff plan activities on a theme alongside||
|accounts.|||||||the free|play. There is regular access to the|
||||||||garden,|which includes a covered space, as well|
||||||||as regular forest school sessions. Planned||
||||||||activities|include but are not limited to cooking|
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||||||Providing<br>pre-school education for||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||approximately<br>50children<br>in a safe, secure,||
||||||stimulating,<br>and caring setting.||
|Summary<br>ofthe main<br>achievements<br>ofthe charity,||||Para 1.20|Preschool achieved a 'good' Ofsted grading|in|
|identifying<br>the difference the<br>charity's<br>work has made to<br>the circumstances<br>of its<br>beneficiaries<br>and any wider|||||October 2016and continues to provide<br>exciting learning<br>opportunities<br>to children<br>through<br>sessional care.||
|benefits to society as a<br>whole.|||||The new management<br>team took up the reigns<br>in January 2018,and two other new members||
||||||ofstaff joined at this point. The new||
||||||management<br>team have continued to develop||
||||||Preschool offering families<br>in the local||
||||||community<br>a good early year's provision.||
||||||Staffing retention<br>has remained<br>stable during||
||||||this period.||
||||||We had a successful range of fundraising||
||||||events including<br>a Christmas<br>raffle and||
||||||Poinsettia sale.||
||||||Preschool remained<br>open through<br>out Covid 19||
||||||pandemic,<br>keeping children, staff and families||
||||||safe.||
||||||The trustees have continued<br>and implemented||
||||||a sustainable<br>business<br>model with forward||
||||||planning.||
||||||Ensured Preschool<br>is following<br>all Policies and||
||||||Procedures<br>and has high priority for||
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|Achievements<br>against|Para 1.41|
|---|---|
|objectives set||
|Performance<br>offundraising<br>activities against objectives|Para 1.41|
|set||
|Investment<br>performance|Para 1.41|
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|inancial Review|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Review ofthe charity's||Para 1.21|||
|financial<br>position at the end|||||
|ofthe<br>eriod<br>Statement<br>explaining<br>the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held||Para 1.22|We have a reserves<br>policy to maintain<br>a<br>reserve off23,000.<br>The reserves are unrestricted<br>funds that are<br>freely available to spend on any ofthe Trust's||
||||charitable<br>purpose. They are held to service|an|
||||unexpected<br>need for funds, covering||
||||unforeseen<br>day-to-day<br>operational<br>costs, a||
||||shortfall<br>in income or to fulfil its obligations.||
|||"Reserve levels are reported<br>as part of the|||
||||finance report at every Trustees meeting.||
|||'|' We currently<br>hold a larger sum than our||
|||:,. reserves policy states but this is due to the<br>.uncertainty<br>during the Covid-19 pandemic.<br>':Planned<br>spending<br>was put on hold as we were<br>" not aware of the financial impact that this|||
||||would have and we wanted to ensure that we||
||||remained<br>financially<br>viable. Fortunately<br>we|did|
||||receive some support from the government||
||||and Local Authority<br>so we didn't need to be so||
||||financially<br>reserved.||
|Amount ofreserves held<br>Reasons for hiding zero||Para 1.22<br>Para 1.22|K5?,853<br>n/a||
|reserves<br>Details of fund materially|in|Para 1.24|none||
|deficit<br>Explanation<br>ofany||Para 1.23|||
|uncertainties<br>about the|||||
|charity continuing<br>as a going|||||
|concern|||||
|Additional<br>information<br>(optional)<br>You ma<br>choose to include further statementa|||where relevant about:<br>The majority ofour income arises from Nursery<br>Education<br>Funding<br>Grants and fees from the||
|The charity's<br>principal<br>sources offunds (including<br>any fundraising)||Para 1.47|children<br>attending<br>the Preschool.<br>The trustees, staff and parents, fundraised<br>through the year to support the Preschool,||
||||putting<br>on several events for the children|and|
||||their families to attend.||
||||Wages are our greatest expense, as our staff||
||||are our greatest asset||
||||n/a||
|Investment<br>policy and<br>objectives including<br>any||Para 1.46|||
|social investment<br>policy|||||
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|Structure,|Structure,|Governa|nce|and Manag|ement||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Description<br>of||charity's|||||||||
|trusts:|||||||||||
|Type of governing<br>document||||Para 1.25|Model CIO Constitution||for Childcare Providers||||
||||||2013||||||
|How is the charity||||Para 1.25|CIO (Charitable|Incorporated||Organisation)|||
|constituted?|||||||||||
|Trustee selection methods||||Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed||or re-appointed||||
|including|details of any||||annually<br>and the AGM||is held|in September.|||
|constitutional||provisions|e.g.||||||||
|election to post or name|||of||||||||
|any person or||body entitled|||||||||
|to appoint one or more|||||||||||
|trustees|||||||||||
|Additional|information||{optional)||||||||
|You ma|choose to include further statements||||where relevant|about:|||||
||||||The preschool|works to its policies and|||||
||||||procedure<br>documents||which|are updated|||
|Policies <br>adopted|and procedures<br> for the induction|||Para 1.51|annually.||||||
|and training oftrustees|||||The original management<br>team retired||||in||
||||||December 2017.The Trustees|||recruited||a new|
||||||management|team who started January||||2018.|
||||||The change was managed to|||maintain|staff||
||||||retention<br>and|alleviate|parental<br>concerns.||||
||||||The playschool|was rebranded||Telford|||
||||||Preschool<br>in July 2019||||||
||||||Safeguarding|ofthe children||attending|is||
||||||always the primary concern ofTelford||||||
||||||Preschool.||||||
||||||The (volunteer)<br>team ofTrustees oversees the||||||
||||||organisation<br>ofthe Preschool|||and the|line||
||||||management|ofthe manager. The manager|||||
||||||oversees the|day to day running<br>of the|||||
||||||Preschool and the line||management<br>ofall||||
||||||other staff.||||||
|The charity's<br>structure<br>and||organisational<br> any wider||Para 1.51|||||||
|network|with|which the|||||||||
|charity works|||||||||||
|Relationship||with any||Para 1.51|||||||
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|1|Katherine|Watson|Chair||||||
||Francine|Stetina-|Committee|member|||||
||Bhimani||||||||
|3|Adele Carter||Secretary||||||
|4|Kate D'Alessandro||Committee|member|||||
||Claire Harman-||Committee|member|||||
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|Income<br>Fees<br>NEF Grants<br>Fundraising<br>and Donations<br>Coronavirus<br>Job Retention<br>Bank Interest|Grant|16,817.00<br>74,174.06<br>1,331.28<br>1,168.42<br>186.21|
|---|---|---|
|||93,676.97|
|Expenditure<br>Wages<br>HMRC &Pensions||65,634.97<br>6,320.59|
|Equipment<br>Maintenance||2,994.46<br>3,431.31|
|Accounting,<br>book keeping 8 payroll<br>Phone/Broadband||2,066.25<br>732.96|
|Rent||1,833.36|
|Training and DBS<br>Electricity<br>Fundraising<br>Expenses<br>Insurance,<br>ICO 8 Ofsted||828.16<br>0.00<br>330.00<br>680.61|
|||84,852.67|
|Excess income over expenditure||8824.30|
|Cash funds last year end||49,029.19|
|Cash funds this year end||57,853A9|
|The cash funds atthe year end comprise:<br>Current account||12,150.97|
|Deposit account||45,702.52|
|Total cash funds||57853.49|





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|Income<br>Fees||16,817.00|
|---|---|---|
|NEF Grants||74,174.06|
|Fundraising<br>and Donations<br>Coronavirus<br>Job Retention|Grant|1,331.28<br>1,168.42|
|Bank Interest||186.21|
|||93,676.97|
|Expenditure<br>Wages<br>HMRC &Pensions||65,634.97<br>6,320.59|
|Equipment<br>Maintenance||2,994.46<br>3,431.31|
|Accounting,<br>book keeping<br>Phone/Broadband|&payroll|2,066.25<br>732.96|
|Rent||1,833.36|
|Training and DBS<br>Electricity<br>Fundraising<br>Expenses<br>Insurance,<br>ICO &Ofsted||828.16<br>0.00<br>330.00<br>680.61|
|||84,852.67|
|Excess income over expenditure||8824.30|
|Cash funds last year end||49,029.19|
|Cash funds this year end||57,853.49|
|The cash funds atthe year end comprise:|||
|Current account||12,150.97|
|Deposit account||45,702.52|
|Total cash funds||57853.49|



