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Public benefits
[What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes?] Our educational services provide our beneficiaries the provision of safe and satisfying group play, with the right of parents/carers to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the group; and the promotion and preservation of health of the
beneficiaries; We provide evidence based innovative services for children, families and communities. With opportunities for children to reach their full potential. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose have a clear impact on the children attending the playgroup and their parents/carers. The playgroup provides the children with a relaxed, safe and secure environment. Highly trained staff provide a developmentally appropriate play based high/scope curriculum ensuring that all children’s needs are met and children have the opportunity and support to reach their full potential. Children’s observation records are shared with parents throughout the academic year & with other professional agencies on a need to know basis. Parents/Carers are kept up to date through monthly newsletters and encouraged to get involved in fundraising activities, with a shared connection to the ethos of the group. Partnership with professional agencies such as speech & language therapist, health visitor etc ensure early identification and signposting for children with additional needs to appropriate services. There is no perceived harm flowing from the purposes The charitys' beneficiaries are the children and their parents and carers who attend the playgroup. There is also no private benefit flowing from the purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Firs Playgroup is a cross community playgroup located in Armagh city. Our playgroup environment promotes play based learning for children under statutory school age. Each year we welcome 28 children aged 2years & 10 months – 4 years into our playgroup. Guided by the principles of Early Years education, our HighScope curriculum provides our
children with a rich variety of play activities and other experiences in a stimulating and challenging environment. Our staff engage with each child to support their physically, social, emotionally and cognitive need for their particular stage of development. Our playgroup is ran by a voluntary management committee with Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer - mainly consisting of parents of the current years intake of children, with some previous years' committee members staying on even after their children have left.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
Who the charity helps
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Volunteers
How the charity works
- Education/training
- Playgroup/after schools