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Little Acorns

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Charity no. 108558 Date registered. 16/02/2022

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include enhanced educational opportunities for children from 2 years 10 months until they are ready to start school. This enables them to develop socially, educationally, physically and morally in a nurturing environment and facilitates a successful transition into a more formal primary school

learning environment. The benefits are evidenced through observations, feedback from the children themselves, feedback from parents/carers and independent evaluations of provision by the South Eastern Health Trust. This purpose does not lead to harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are children in Northern Ireland aged from 2 years and 10 months to statutory school age. There is no private benefit arising.

What your organisation does

Little Acorns provides pre-school education to children in an area of rural deprivation. The staff of the organisation provide educational experiences which allow children to grow in self-confidence, experience success, develop a good self-image, learn to play co-operatively and share with others, develop at their own rate through challenging,

progressive play, communicate thoughts, ideas and feelings clearly to both adults and children, deepen and lengthen concentration through their natural spontaneous curiosity and interests, choose and explore a wide range of materials which allow them to express themselves appropriately and creatively, share in wonder and excitement created by books,stories, songs, rhymes, music and the natural environment, appreciate and practise social skills and learning to care for others, and enjoy the satisfaction of work well done and share this with their parents.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education

Who the charity helps

  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Education/training

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Group is established to promote play based learning environments for all children aged 2 years and 10 months to statutory school age (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries of the Little Acorns Playgroup and its surroinding environs in County Down (hereinafter called the "area of benefit"0 without distinction of age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identify, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, and in particular: a) To advance the education of the beneficiaries by the provision of safe and satisfying group play, with the right of parents/carers and other interested people in the community to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the group; and to promote the preservation of health and well-being of the beneficiaries; b) To encourage parents/carers and staff to avail of training, to gain a wider knowledge of the development and social needs and behaviours of children so that they can tailor their care and education programme according to the unique needs of every child.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

Little Acorns Cross-Community Pre-School
  • 4 Trustees
  • 5 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Little Acorns, Derryboy Primary School, 20 Manse Road, Crossgar, BT30 9LY

Trustee board

Trustee
Dr Judith Clare Harper
Mrs Clare Margaret Wilson
Mr John Robert Andrew Fairbairn
Mrs Michelle Anabelle Margaret Mullan

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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