## Annual Parent Information Evening ## Leaders Report and AGM minutes ## Tuesday 8" July 2025 8pm PeterPan Playgroup Trillick ## Present: ) Playgroup Staff - Nadine McGurren (Leader) Patricia Murphy, Joan McAuley Committee members present - - e Elaine McGale Chairperson, - e Elaine Courtney Treasurer, - e Oonagh Donnelly Secretary ° Clare-Louise Doyle Parent Rep e Susie Campbell Parent Rep New parents for September 2025 intake present in playgroup for meeting Apologies: e Emma McGrade (parent rep) ## Previous minutes: Previous AGM minutes discussed and agreed ## Leaders Address: Leaders report read by Patricia; information provided on the following areas: - e Preschool curriculum - e Social Services Inspection e Fundraising e Staff Training e Induction e Hours of the sessions 09.00-11.30. e Uniform e Health Visitor & Dental Nurse visits e Funding received e¢ Communication with parents - see saw/parent information evenings for year ahead - e All about me booklet e Key policies discussed and advised these will be emailed out to parents in next few weeks _ See leaders report below: ## Leaders report July 2025 Welcome to Peter Pan Everyone. | would like to thank you to the committee, staff and parents for their continued support in maintaining the high standards in Peter Pan. We are a great team and always have the best interest of the children and parents as priority. We give respect to all the children this in return encourages mutual respect. We continue to maintain an excellent playgroup while working with other professionals. A recent Inspection from Social Services where recommendations were given All recommendations from have been met. We are very proud of our outdoor area, which is a safe and secure area for the children to play in. Inside there are designated areas where the children have for free play most of the morning. Fundraising will be a big part of the year ahead as we have several overheads. ## Overview of the year. All staff members have updated their training as needed. During the year we will have several training days where we the staff can update our professional development opportunities. The children started playgroup in a staggered format meant it was easier for the children to settle in. Parents were welcome to stay as long as needed. | reassured the parents that we would send photos to them via the class DOJO app. This was a great way to let parents see how the children were settling in. We had a very successful feedback session with parents in Oct where the parents seen how their children were doing. With Nadine going on her Maternity leave | took over from Nadine. (we waited patiently to hear of Nadine’s new baby) We had our nativity play and due to lack of space a few grandparents could not sit in. So, we asked the local senior citizens to come in to see the play here the grandparents were able to come in. This was a great wee morning and creating a link with our community. We hope to develop this as the year goes on. Nadine had her baby boy & Rory ## Links with other professionals. We have had a social service visit this went well to all recommendations have been completed. We hada visit from Fidelma the health visitor to get to know all the children and how we are getting on. This also helped us to have better relationships and communication and extra support when needed. Dental Nurse comes with toothbrush kit and literature around dental care to be handed out to parents termly. Nearing the end of year, we had visits from teachers from local primary schools and the children got to visit them and this was a positive experience for the children. ## Planning throughout the year. We in Peter Pan deliver a wide range of activities to help the children learn through play. Following the EA curriculum six areas of learning. These include: - e Personal, Social & Emotional development. e Language Development. e Physical development & movement. - e The Arts. - e Early Mathematical Experiences. e The World Around Us. Parents have been given feedbacks during the year showing how their child is developing in each of these areas. We have an open-door policy so parents could come in any time to discuss their child’s progress. Talking ted comes to visit and each child had an adventure to talk about. We received some funding where the children received kits to incorporate several themes. This is part of the Getting Ready to Learn Program. Big Bedtime Read, Happy Healthy Kids and Ages and Stages. We received further funding to replace front windows and door to create a warm welcoming environment for both parents and children. . Easter Parade another wee fundraiser the children did a sponsored walk and received a lovely treat after. Many of the parents held a variety of fundraising through-out the year THANK YOU so much. Parent participation from the parents went downa treat, so we are looking forward to many more this year. June, we had a slumber movie night which the children loved. These are just some of the things that happened in playgroup. We have received funding to upgrade some resources outdoors though they are still a work in progress and should be in place over the summer. ! would like to thank parents for all their help through the year and a special thank you to Brian Campbell for sorting out our black board outside as our previous one was damaged in the storm. ## Plans, for the future. We hope to continue to carry on the seamless learning experiences for the children both indoors and outdoors developing the six areas of learning. We look forward to working with the new parents and taking on board any ideas they may have. 1 would fike to continue to link with different groups in the community as senior citizens was a success. | also look forward to Nadine returning in September. ## A.0.B. | want to thank our committee group for their hard work and dedication to the setting. We really have been blessed in Trillick to have excellent groups over the years. Many have gone above and beyond their duties and showed how committed they were to the setting. We are looking forward to having another successful year. | want to thank Joan for her hard work and help supporting me during the year. I know this committee members are going to be leaving us as they have served their time, so | want to thank them so much for their patience and help over the past year. WE CAN NOT RUN A PLAYGROUP WITH OUT A COMMITTEE I WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO CONSCIDER TAKING ON A ROLL THE GIRLS HERE WILL HELP START YOU OFF... ## Committee/Trustee address: Thanks to Nadine, Joan, Patricia, Caroline and student Shauneen for all hard work over the last year and covering Nadine’s maternity leave. Elaine McGale discussed Safeguarding, whistle blowing policies and procedures with parents ## Elaine McGale provided overview of how PeterPan runs: - e Discussion took place that PeterPan is a registered charity - part funded by EA— but heavily reliant on grants parents/community support Special thanks to the fundraising events taken place of Lisa & Daniel Verner. Facebook raffles by Claire Louise Doyle, Susie Campbell, Emma McGrade and Leanne Keenan and Hayley and John Edgars football raffle it is all greatly appreciated. Grants received to paint the interior, £3000 for new doors and windows, new mud kitchen and play area equipment and the outdoor office. - Discussed parental Monthly contributions: now £30- this contributes towards — cover the snack, materials and running costs - Provided account number information slips to parents and discussed details - about methods for monthly contributions i.e. bank transfer, paypal. - - Also Discussed stikins label - Also Discussed easy fundraising app - Previous minutes and accounts are available for viewing Elaine Courtney Treasurer - provided and presented an overview previous years financial accounts: Also explained predicted running costs discussed for year ahead: Prediction of cost, averaging around 60,000-70,000 to run PP Working with a Shortfall: of 15,000 for next year Discussed Rising cost of Electric, bills Discussed costs to run Playgroup over July/august -staff/rent Discussed reduction in available Grants Parental support this year is more important than ever: last year was just under £10,000 Open to questions — No response ## Elaine McGale discussed Fundraising ideas for the year ahead: i.e. Halloween bake sales, Christmas raffle, easter parade facebook hotel stays etc, Discussed setting up parents to fundraising Whatsapp group as keen for their ideas — sheet circulated to gather parent contact details for this. ## Committee Elections: Elaine McGale - Thanked staff and committee for their dedication and commitment to the setting. Elaine asked for volunteers to join the committee and how we would really welcome new members Elaine McGale, current Chairperson representative resigned from her role Elaine Courtney, current Treasurer representative resigned from her role Oonagh Donnelly, current Secretary representative resigned from her role Clare-Louise Doyle, current parent representative resigned from her role Emma McGrade, current parent representative resigned from her role all effective from 31/08/2025 Susie Campbell volunteered to continue the role of parent representative. , . The following volunteers came forward for the committee: - e Laura McCaughey Chairperson e Aideen Gallagher Treasurer - , e Emer McGrade Secretary Therefore, within forum of meeting in front of parents all other committee members were re-instated in positions through voting via proposer/seconders as follows: - e Elaine McGale proposed Laura McCaughey as Chairperson, this was seconded by Oonagh Donnelly - e Elaine McGale proposed Aideen Gallagher as Treasurer, this was seconded by Joan McAuley - e Elaine McGale proposed Emer McGrade as Secretary, this was seconded by Oonagh Donnelly - e Oonagh Donnelly proposed Susie Campbell as Parent representative, this was seconded by Elaine McGale