A new climbing frame also arrived and was soon in use. In 14 ebruary the inspector from Environmental Health called out and awarded us a 5 Star rating. Wc applied for a grant of £500 from the King's Coronation Fund to help with celebrations for the Coronation and held a party with the Mayor and Lord Lieut¢nant as special guests. Painlers from Tesco came and painted the outside yard and walls as part of volunteering in the community. A school trip was oi'gyanised to Laganvale farm in June and a Quiz night raised approx £1700. Additional advertising 7S organised as numbers were Predicted to be low for next year due to a dip in the population birth rate. The For¢st School continued to be a valuable r¢source and onc of th¢ ncwcr staff did her F'orest School training. Th¢ children are enLouraged to explore nature around them and even had a visit from some lambs in the forest setting. the forest school is seen as a huge benefit by the whole community and it is a safe and supervised environment for children to explore. A willow tunnel wa8 planted to celebrate the King's Coronation. FXPENSE,S Thc main expenses continue to be essential ones siich as salaries, pension contributions, tax, rent of the hall, rent of the k:orcsi SLhool lanQe.IcLiriLily. heating oil. maintciiance, whiLh this year included the new kitchen,t¢lephone, photocopying,specialist support for the children. snacks for the children, water rates insurance and additional second hand laptop and other activities and cxpenses as detailed in the accounts. Donations were made to local charities includingp World Vision. The various activities that Sunshine has undertaken over the year have helped to further its purpose in a safe and caring cnvirotunent for young children to grow and learn, as well as providing a resource for the public benefit in the local community. This report has been approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by Liz Addison. Signed Daic
ANNUAL TRUSTEE REPOR T FOR SUNSHI,I'E PLA YGROUPAND PRE 2022-2023 Sunshine Playgroup and Pre-school is a registered ChaTltI H'hich M'as ori2inally founded in 1984. It is a non-profit making organisation and is IoLated in Killultagh Orange Hall, Legiteriff Road, Upper Ballinderry, Lisbum, Co Antrim. The Charity Commission number is 105899-0 and it has a facebook page. It is a cross-community playgTQUP which is rcgistercd with the South E&stern Health and Social Care Trust, in line with the statutory requirements of the Children tNI]Order 1995 and the minimum Standards of Childminding and Daycare 2012. Inspections are carried out annually foi both the Pre-school and Playgroups by the Early Years team from the Sout]i Eastern Health and Social S¢rviccs. The Pre-school is funded by the Department of Education Nl and the pre-school curriculum is followed and inspected by inspectors from the Department of Education [E.T.I.] All of the starf at Sunshine Pla)'group and Pre-school hold an N.V.Q.Certificat¢ in Childcare and EducatEon. They are all Access N.I. Checked and are trained in Child Protection Sat¢-Guurdin& as well as holding various other appropriate qualificalions. THE AIM.g A.IID [)lE(..TIvF The Aims and Objectives of Sunshine Playgroup and Pre-school remain the same and these areas are as follows. To provide a warn] and welcoming early years environmenl where young children are valued as individuals. Where their self esteem. confidence and independence are promoled in a happy, stimulating and caring setting. there each child's needs are tsken into account arising from culture, race. religion, language and disabilities. To recognise that the child's needs and safety are parnmount. To work in partncrship with parents, carers and other professionals. To fomiulate and encourage equal optX)rtunities for both adults (md children. The 'l-rustees consist of local people who have volunteered and who come froni a mixture of backgrounds across the community. They have different fields of interesL including business, education, finance and rural affairs. The Trustees have operated the charity to increase the public benefit during the reporting period and hai'e Complied with their duty to have due regyard to Ihe Charily Commission's statutory public benefit guId(ce. The Trustees helieve that the purposes of Sunshine Pl¢lN'gTrroup and Pre-school satisfv the elements of public benetlt requirements. 'I'hc m£lin benelil 1]ll1]ueS to be t.or tlic childrL'n and their families in the local area. The whole communitj of Ballinderry and the surrounding area is encouTaged to participat¢ in any fundraising activities that the staff of Sunshine decide to aTrange as well as being invited to Open Days and Inforniation sessions. The local children atlending the playgroup/pre- school benefit trom a safc. stimulating environment and a range of educational activities and social inteiaction as part of the wider Sunshine and Ballinderry community. The Education Authority is the rnain provider of funds for Sunshine Plavgroup and Pre-school, with various other appropriate grants applied for and received . Childcare i'ouchers and unifonn monies also contribute to the income tor Sunshine. In addition there We grants from Fair Play to support a particular child, a grant from Child Care partnership to fund a new kitchen in the hall and a Christmas ballot. Cash for Clobber and other fundraising activities as outlined in the accounts. Delays in getting the kitchen meant that it was not fully operational until January when the new floor went down. "Ihis had meant that staff had Worked extremely hard in poor conditions to get the children's, Lyeaks served and keep evewhing up lo the standards that w¢ cxpcctcd.