S traw berryT reeP laygroup
T rustees’ AnnualR eport
Fortheperiodended30thJune2022
T hetrusteespresenttheirreportandaccountsfortheyearended30thJune2022.
P urposeofS traw berryT reeP laygroup
T opromoteplaybasedlearningenvironmentsforallchildrenunderstatutoryschoolagefrom the areaofS avalanditssurroundingenvironsinCountyDow n.
S ummary
S traw berryT reeP laygroupisacommunitymanagedpre-schoolplaygroupandisregisteredto acceptamaximum of26childreneachsession,fivemorningsperw eekfrom 9.00am to12.00 noon. T heplaygroupismanagedbyacommittee. M embersoftheplaygroup(parentsorguardiansof childrenattendingS traw berryT reeP laygroup)electtrusteesoftheplaygroupannuallyatitsAGM by meansofapublicvote.
T hevastmajorityofS traw berryT reeP laygroupsincomeisprovidedbytheS outhernEducationand L ibraryBoard(S EL B). Additionalfundingisprovidedbyw ayofregistrationfees,donationsand fundraisingevents.
T heplaygroupisregisteredbyT heCharityCommission. InspectionsarecarriedoutyearlybyaS ocial W orkerfrom EarlyYears. T hereportisdisplayedontheP arent’sN oticeBoard.
S traw berryT reeP laygrouphasbeeninspectedbyS ocialS ervicesandET I(EducationT raining Inspectorate). T hefullreportisavailabletoreadfrom S traw berryT reeP laygroup.
N otableeventsthattookplaceduringtheperiodreportedoninclude:
1. Easterraffle
2. T w oBonusBallraffles
3. S antaL etters
4. S ponsoredS portsday
T hetrusteeshavepaiddueregardtoguidanceissuedbytheCharityCommissionindecidingw hat activitiesthecharityshouldundertake.
T heobjectiveoftheplaygroupistopreparethechildrenforenteringintotheschoolenvironment. T heplaygrouphasacommonefforttoadvanceeducationandinparticulartheeducationofthe childrenbytheprovisionofsafeandsatisfyinggroupplay,topromotethepreservationofhealthof thebeneficiariesandtosupportthevaluesandprinciplesofthepre-schoolcurriculum.
FinancialS ummary
26childrenattendedS traw berryT reeP laygroupduringtheperiodofthisreportandtheS EL B providedfundingtotalling£52,026andfundingreceivedfora1 to1 w orkersfrom S hortBreaksteam andalsofrom EducationAuthorityof£4,279. M oneyw asreceivedfrom EducationAuthorityfor additionalcostsinrelationtoCovidtotalling£4,368.Familiesofchildrenattendingtheplaygroupare askedtomakeavoluntaryfinancialcontributiontow ardssomeoftherunningcosts,andduringthe year,registrationfeesandw eeklydonationstotalling£6,474 w erereceivedgivingatotalof£67,147 ofincomedirectlyrelatedtothechildren.M oneyw asreceivedfrom HM R C forS S P of£270 and M aternitypayof£4,140.
S traw berryT reeP laygroupw asaw ardedagrantfrom EarlyYearsforoutdoorequipmenttotalling £1,000.Grantsw erealsoreceivedfrom DepartmentforCommunitiesforunavoidablecostsin relationtoCovidof£4,035.W ealsoreceivedgrantsfrom Earlyyearsof£2,496throughouttheyear. W ealsoreceivedS ustainabilitygrantsfrom Earlyyearsof£1,338.
W iththesegrantsthecommitteeinstallednew outdoorequipmentandmatting.O utdoorresources w erealsopurchasedasmajorityofplayw asoutside.
Duringtheyearw ew eresuccessfulw ithourapplicationtotheP athw ayFundandw ew eregranted fundsof£18,246forperiod1[st] July2021 to31[st] M arch2022 and£3,649 forperiod1[st] April2022 to 30[th] June2022.
T hefollow ingfundraisingeventsw ereorganisedduringtheyear:
| Fundraiser | Amountraised |
|---|---|
| EasterR affle-Variousprizes | £750 |
| Bonusballdraw O ctober2021 | £580 |
| Bonusballdraw December2021 | £570 |
| S antalettersDecember2021 | £188 |
| Sponsoredsportsday | £150 |
| £2,238 |
T otalincomereceivedforthefinancialyearw as£100,910.
T hetotalrunningcostsforthefinancialyearw ere£92,172 w hichincludedstaffw ages,rent,heating, insurance,telephoneandinternet,premisescosts,generalplaygroupexpenses,uniformsand subscriptions. Costsw erecloselymanagedduringtheseperiodandespeciallyduringtheCovid-19 pandemic.
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