- Annual Report 2024 2025
| **Group Name- ** | DunloyWraparound Club & Playgroup | |
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| Northern Ireland Charity Number: | NI103448 | |
| Address: | 17 Bridge Road Dunloy,Ballymena,BT44 9AN | |
| Commitee: | Noel McCann Maire Buckley Dana Dixon Michelle O’Mullan BobbyCarlin |
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| Staf Numbers: | 7 Staf (Leader, Deputy Leader and 3 Playgroup/ Aferschool Assistant,1 BankingStaf) |
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| Total Number of children Weekly | 80-90 | |
| Opening Hours | September- June Monday- Friday 11.30am-5.30pm July-August Monday- Thursday8.30am-5.30pm |
Dunloy Wraparound Club & Playgroup Aims:
We at Dunloy Wraparound Club & Playgroup aim to provide a safe, nurturing, and welcoming environment for children and young people within the local community. We will provide a stimulating environment which will help to promote the holistic wellbeing of the children and support them to their full potential.
We will provide a needed service within the local community to help support families by providing a much-needed service.
Ethos
At Dunloy Wraparound Club & Playgroup we provide a stimulating environment in our purpose-built unit which gives children opportunities to enjoy learning.
At Dunloy Wraparound Club & Playgroup we promote creativity and give children the opportunities to be imaginative and critical thinkers.
We strive to help children develop confidence and independence. We provide a happy, caring atmosphere where children feel safe and can develop and learn.
We promote high standards of behaviour and help children to understand and acknowledge each other’s feelings.
At Dunloy Wraparound Club & Playgroup children will learn to care for and respect themselves and others and to be sensitive to the needs and feelings of others.
We aim to involve parents and carers in their child’s learning as we believe that the child’s learning journey and their personal achievements is something we strive to be a part of.
Summary of term
The group is run by parents and other invested local members of the community. Our committee is made up of Noel McCann (retired Principal) elected Chairperson, Maire Buckley (retired Principal) elected Vice-Chairperson along with treasurer Dana Dixon who works with finances and a parent representative, Secretary Michelle O’Mullan, primary
school teacher and parent representative, Bobby Carlin is also a member of the committee. All of whom bring a wealth of energy and experience into the group.
The committee meet on a monthly basis along with Lauren (Leader) to discuss daily operations, finances and fundraising and any future plans.
This year we extended our provision to support the community more by opening during school closures during Halloween, Easter and Summer Holidays. This has been a great addition to the services we provide the community.
Achievements/ Financial Summary 2023-2024
| Opening Balance | £7833 | |
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| Income | £96,803 | |
| Expenditure | £84,545 | |
| Closing Balance- (31/08/23) | £16,849 |
Income is generated by grants, applied for and received, registration and fees, fundraising events organised by the committee.
Dunloy Wraparound Club & Playgroup has no other assets/liabilities other than the information stated above.
Signed by :
Noel McCann Chairperson