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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£80.0K
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Spending
£85.2K
Public benefits
The direct benefits flowing from this purpose are that children of all abilities and backgrounds have a safe, secure, healthy and stimulating environment in their community where they can learn through play and that each child will be helped to develop their full potential through quality interaction from staff. These benefits can be evidenced by
feedback from the Parents or Guardians by the detailed daily observations, theme evaluations and assessments carried out by staff and by the external inspections from the Department of Education and Social Services. The Community also benefits from young parents who remain in the community supporting our facility which is near to them. The beneficiaries of this purpose are the children of all abilities and backgrounds age 3-5 years who attend the Centre. The number of children attending the centre and parents /guardians who support and our Early Years events organised Company. It can also be measured by the excellent feedback we get from parents/guardians, through parents questionnaires and verbal feedback. The direct benefits that flow from this purpose are that beneficiaries receive a healthy snack during their session which encourages healthy eating at a young age, parents/guardians are informed of any health-related information relevant to children at this stage and the Early Years liaises with Social Services and other professionals in regards to making the health and development of the children a priority. The beneficiaries of this purpose are the children who attend the Early Years Centre. There is no private benefit flowing from the purposes other than salaries paid to staff and necessary training. There is no harm flowing from these purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
ESTABLISHED IN 1985 Ballinascreen Early Years is a Pre-school Education Centre, situated in Draperstown Co L/ Derry area of high unemployment in the village of Draperstown, Magherafelt Council Area,) Northern Ireland. ( Population: 2002, Census Data 2,466 with new housing in the last three years, has risen to approximately 3000-00) With members of
the Management Committee from all sections of the community working together in a cross-community basis, We encourage and support the educare of children of all abilities age 3-5 years and parents workshops/courses. The staff are all highly trained up to, and degree standard meeting the needs of all children who attend the setting. Appropriate procedures help the children to settle readily into the routines associated with the DENI Curriculum. In addition to the informal meetings at the beginning of each day, the parents are individually invited to discuss the progress of their child, we then share with the parents, the active learning programme which children will experience in the next term. As parents are the first educators of their children, their involvement is vital, as part of the team who provide pre-school education for their children. The programme of activities are planned carefully each week which encourage the child's spirit of enquiry and openness to learning through active learning situations. We evaluate plans and the end of each day and note key experiences taking place throughout the sessions. These key experiences are used to document the active learning taking place and further planning to meet the children's needs. There is a close match between the provision of play experiences and the child's stage of development. The sustained support provided by the staff results in quality interaction between the staff and children, there are constantly encouraged to think, explore and to make choices. The active learning programme promotes effectively the children's personal, social and emotional development.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
Who the charity helps
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
How the charity works
- Playgroup/after schools
