Trustees report for year ending 31$1 August 2023
Purpose of the Pre-school
St Oliver Plunkett Preschool delivers the Northern Ireland Preschool curriculum, through
planned, play based activities encompa55ing the six key areas of learning.,
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Physical Development
Language Development
The Arts (creative, aesthetic development)
Early Mathematical Development
The World Around Us
The preschool provides a safe and secure environment and offers opportunities for all
children in Lenadoon and surrounding areas, regardless of race, religion, gender or
disability. The Preschool airns to provide a high quality preschool experience for every child,
to enable them to reach their full potential in a place of security and warmth.
We are registered with Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and inspected annually by
BHSCT to ensure we provide a quality service and maintain high standards.
Charity Trustees
St Ollver Plunkett Preschool is a voluntary organisation managed by a group of volunteers
consisting of members of the local community and parents (past and present) who meet to
discuss issues concerning the group.
The Charity Trustees are;
Lorraine Doherty- Chairperson
Winnifred Dougherty- Secretary
Roisin Connolly- Treasurer
Fr Aidan Brankin
Kieran Mccormick
Janine Donnelly
Staffing
We have three members of staff supporting 24 children.
The staff have developed a caring, nurturing atmosphere in the preschool, they are
committed and professional in all aspects of their job and this is evident in the progression
we see in the children's learning and development.
Parents have expressed their satisfaction that their children are experiencing a happy,
fulfilling start to their education and are well prepared to rnove to the next stage in their
education.

Children
In the year ended 31st August 2023. 24 children attended with three members of staff. All 24
children were eligible to receive a preschool place funded by the Preschool Education
Programme (PSEP).
Fundraising
The preschool held a number of successful fundraising events throughout the year and were
very well supported by the parents and local community.
Recent work and future plans
All the children attending the preschool are provided with a variety of learning
opportunities designed to meet the children's physical, social, emotional and cognitive
needs at their particular stage of development. In order to do this we provide a wide varietv
of progressive play situations in a stimulating and challenging environment. The play
situations and experiences are carefully planned and evaluated by the staff on a regular
basi5.
Future plans include facilitating and providing a range of events, outings and visitors to the
group to enhance and sUPPOrt the children's leaming on a range of topics.
Public Benefit Statement
The preschool is established to promote play based learning environments for all children in
their preschool year in Lenadoon and surrounding areas without distinction of Tace, religion,
gender or disability by associating with statutory authorities, community and voluntary
organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and in
pa rticular.
a) to advance the education of the beneficiaries by the provlsion of safe and
Satisfying group playl Wlth the right of parents/ carers to take responsible for and
to become involved in the activities of the groupi and to promote the preservation
of health ol the beneficiaries.
The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the educational and
developmental progression of Pre-school children in all six areas of learning. The
programme of learning and the experiences they have in preschool aims to prepare children
for life by helping to make children strong, capable and independent in their communities
more by building their resilience thus enabling them to cope with adversity and
disappointment, primarily aiming to prepare thern for life.
These benefits can be demonstrated by feedback received from EYS, parents, children, staff,
the primary schools our children move on to. our inspection reports from BHSCT and ETI, all
of which contribute to our successful reputation in the community.
The beneficiaries are children in their immediate pre-school year in the local community.

There is no harm flowing from this purpose.
There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose.
bl To support the values and principles of Early Years.
The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include staff access to relevant training
opportunities through cluster meetings, staff development days and conference
attendance. This training enables staff to enrich or develop skills to assist them in their role
which enables both staff and children to become strong, competent, visible in their
community, respectful of difference and eager and able to learn.
These benefits can be demonstrated by the staff s ability to implement their learning in
everyday practice, improved outcomes for the children's learning, social integration,
language and communication skills and the emotional well-being of the children as well as
the positive feedback from the Early Years Specialist, parents, staff, children and positive
BHs￿ and ETI inspection reports.
The beneficiaries are children aged three and four years old in the local community
There 15 no harm flowing from thi5 purpose.
There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose.
AGM Date: 30111122
Signed:
Chairperson
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