2021-03-31-accounts

O										Receipts		and payments		No (if arty) ' i8;06' accounts			CC16a
									For	the period from		Pt/02/2020	To		31/03/2021
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									Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds		Total	funds	Last year
									to the	nearest 2	to the nearest 2		to the nearest 2		to the	nearest 2	to the nearest 2
A1 Receipts
Chiidcare Offer			Funding							19,276						19,276
Self-funding Payments										3,045
Job Retention Scheme										4,706						4,706
ssp										230
Donation										6389						8,389
Sub	total			(Gross income for AR)												33,645
A2 Asset	and		Investment			sales,
(see table).
					Sub		total
				Total		receipts				33,645						33,645
A3 Pa	ents
Wa as costs										17,651						17,651
Direct Costs										227
Other costs										1,053						1,053
					Sub		total			181932						18@32
A4 Asset	and		investment
purchases, (see table)
						Sub	total
				Total payments						18,932						18,932
Net	ofreceiptsl(payments)									14,713						14,713
AG Transfers			between funds
A6 Cash	funds			last	year	end
Cash		funds			this	year	end			14,713						14,713

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B1Cash	funds				HSBC Current		Account				14,713
								Total cash funds			14,713
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B2Other monetary assets
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BaInvestment		assets
										Fund	to which					Current value
					Details					asset	baton	s				o tional
84Assets retained for			the
charity's	own	use
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B5Liabilities
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Description ofthe charity's		trusts
	Type of governing document		CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 14Feb 2020
	How the charity is constituted		Charitable Incorporated Association
	Trustee selection methods		Elected by trustees
Additional governance issues			(Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where			I ittle Chicks is registered by Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) under part 2 ofthe Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010to provide day care.
relevant, about. '			Little Chicks is registered for 24 places.
~	policies and procedures adopted for the induction training of trustees;	and	The appointment and induction of the trustees is governed by the constitution. The charity trustees are responsibie for the overall management and control of Little Chicks Nursery Plus Charity and meet a
	the charity's organisational		minimum of four times a year, plus an Annual General Meeting	(AGM)
	structure and any wider		held in the Autumn term, Trustees and members are recruited	at the AGM.
	network with which the charity		Recruitment oftrustees continues to be a challenge due to the	provision
	works;		only applying to most potential members for the Nursery class	academic
~	relationship with any related		year of nine months.
	parties;		The day-to-day operational management of the Little Chicks provision			is
~	trustees' consideration of		undertaken by the staff employed by I ittle Chicks Nursery Plus.
	major risks and the system
	and procedures to manage		Without knowing the full impact of the COVID pandemic and if	it will
	them.		continue through the Summer and into the Winter months, we	can only
			predict that Little Chicks will continue to provide much needed	and
			appreciated wrap around care for the nursery children of Gwersyllt
			Community Primary. As a committee we will work diligently to	ensure	this
			happens, We also hope to be successful in our CIW registration.

					The object of the Charity is to enhance the development and education	The object of the Charity is to enhance the development and education	The object of the Charity is to enhance the development and education	The object of the Charity is to enhance the development and education	The object of the Charity is to enhance the development and education	The object of the Charity is to enhance the development and education	of
					children	in Wales, for the public benefit, by encouraging parents		to
$	fth b		t	fth	understand and provide for their needs though high quality child			care.
charity set	out in its
governing	document
					The aims of Little Chicks are to
					~	Provide high quality day care that enhances the development,
						care and education of pre-school children in a safe and
						stimulating environment, where they can learn through	play			in
						partnership with parents/carers
					~	Welcome parents/carers who want to become directly involved					in
						the activities of the provision and provide opportunities	to do			so
					~	Encourage parents/carers to understand and provide for		the
						needs of their children
					~	Embrace the ethos and principles ofWales Pre-School	Providers
Summary	ofthe main					Association
activities undertaken			for	the
public benefit		in relation		to	and our more specific recent objectives:
these objects		(include	within		~	To ensure the setting remains open as much as possible
this section the statutory						throughout the global pandemic, supporting the children		of	Key
declaration	that trustees			have		Workers and vulnerable families,
had regard	to the guidance				~	To maintain a safe and secure environment for vulnerable			and
Issued by	the	Charity				Key Workers children throughout the global pandemic.
Commission		on public			~	To successfully complete the CIW registrations as a new		CIO,
benefit)
					In meeting these, the trustees have due regard to the Charities
					Commission's public benefit guidance when exercising any powers					or
					duties	to which the guidance is relevant.
					Initiatives
					~	30 hour free childcare offer
					~	Seven areas of learning —planning activities to enhance
						development
					~	Tiny Turns healthy eating initiative and encourage healthy			eating
						with the snack provision

	~	~		a a a e ~ ~ ~ e
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year				Overview of provision Little Chicks Nursery Plus is open to nursery pupils between the ages of 3-4years, registered to attend the Early Years unit at Gwersyllt Community Primary School, Wrexham.
				Little Chicks operates during school term time, Monday —Friday 11:20—
				14:50
				Children are supervised by qualified, experienced staff.
				Little Chicks is a predominantly English medium setting with some use of
				Welsh.
				A wide range of activities are offered within a fun, relaxed atmosphere.
				They are planned to suit the children's age, stage and individual need,
				meet our aims and objectives, and reflect Welsh Government current
				strategy www. wales. ov.uk/children oun eo le/.
				Children are encouraged to explore and learn through their play and
				small focus tasks, Daily activities include sand, water, small world,
				painting, role play and craft. Each week activities are planned around a
				different topic. Some of the favourites are Dinosaur week, Chinese New
				Year, exploring the North Pole and minibeasts.
				Outside play is always encouraged when weather permits and there is
				direct access to an enclosed playground.
				At lunchtime, children can either bring a packed lunch from home or
				purchase a school dinner. A mid afternoon drink and snack are provided
				as part of the healthy eating initiative.
				Little Chicks works with the support of Early Years Wales to invest in our
				staff's commitment to their continuous provisional development through
				reliably endorsed courses, events and training pathways, and
				parents/carers are kept informed ofthese.
				Little Chicks has produced a pack of policies and procedures that
				describe arrangements for dealing with routine operational practice,
				complaints, concerns and any emergency that may occur during
				operational hours, They are designed to ensure effective and safe
				management of our service and to offer the best possible environment
				and experience for the children and families who use it.The policies and
				procedures are developed and maintained in line with and/or exceed
				national minimum standards and regulations, They are reviewed regularly
				(at least annually) and updated (and CIW informed of any changes) as
				necessary. The policy pack is available for all who visit, work in or use
				Little Chicks to see them. The pack is available from the setting.
				Communicating with our parents/carers
				Little Chicks maintains a website with up-to-date information
				The Facebook page continues to be used by staff to share the upcoming
				topics to be covered, photos of the activities being undertaken and also
				links to other sites that support other learning activities for parents/carers
				to try at home. It is great to receive instant feedback via the comments	on
				the posts from the parents. Many parents use the Facebook Messenger
				as a way to contact the staff as a n alternative to the mobile number.
				We also continue to promote Little Chicks and the upcoming topics via
				the school e-newsletter that is distributed by email every Friday during
				the school term.
				Overview ofthe Year
				From April 2020 to July 2020 Little Chicks remained open to all
				vulnerable children and children of Key Workers as directed by the
				government during the global COVID pandemic.
				With the school reopening fully in September 2020 Little Chicks
				continued to provide wrap around care and support for nursery age
				children in the new cohort. Further lockdowns had to be observed
				throughout the year, particularly in January and February 2021 which
				meant our intake was limited yet again to families of Key Workers and
				Vulnerable children. We also had eriods where children were isolatin
AR				March 2012