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Ardstraw Community Playgroup

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £82.7K

  • Spending

    £81.4K

  • Charity no. 101881
  • Date registered. 12/08/2015

Public benefits

Purpose 1 - to enhance the development and education of young children by encouraging parents/guardians to understand and provide for the needs of their children. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include an enhanced learning capacity which addresses social, emotional, physical & educational needs of the child. These benefits can

be demonstrated by feedback from parents/guardians, external assessments, educational assessments & statistics. Purpose 2 – to offer appropriate play facilities, with the right of parents/carers to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the Company, ensuring that the Company offers opportunities for all children, regardless of religion, culture, race or means. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include bringing parents together on the committee and provide training to enhance the skills of parents to provide appropriate play and support for their children. These benefits can be demonstrated by feedback from parents. Purpose 3 – to encourage the study of the needs of such children and their families and promote public interest and recognition of the needs of such children and their families in the local area. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include representation from the Playgroup being involved in the local Community Association to raise awareness of and recognition for the needs of children and their families in the local area. These benefits can be demonstrated by the Community Association hosting fun days, summer scheme and youth club. The beneficiaries are children and their families living in the local Ardstraw village and surrounding area. There is no harm flowing from this purpose. The only private benefit flowing from the purposes is from time to time the management committee which is made up of volunteers, which may on some occasions get expenses paid. Ie travel to training, otherwise there is no private benefit flowing from the purposes and this is incidental and necessary to enhance the purposes of the Group.

What your organisation does

The playgroup provides high quality care and education for children under the statutory school age. The group raises awareness of age appropriate play based learning among parents & guardians. The playgroup also encouraged parents/guardians to become involved in the playgroup through fundraising or training. We also organise training in the form

of first aid for parents & other training as deemed necessary to enhance the needs of the children.

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

Charitable purposes

The objects of the Company shall be to enhance the development and education of young children by encouraging parents/guardians to understand and provide for the needs of their children by:- (a) Offering appropriate play facilities, with the right of parents/carers to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the Company, ensuring that the Company offers opportunities for all children regardless of religion, culture, race or means (b) Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of the need of such children and their families in the local area.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 18 Trustees
  • 4 Employees
  • 30 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Ms Heather Smyth
  • Mrs Charlotte Ross
  • Mrs Aisling Moore
  • Mrs Alison Hamilton
  • Mrs Louise Crumley
  • Mrs Alison Smyth
  • Mrs Judith Mccreery
  • Ms Susan Rogers
  • Mrs Lisa Mcintyre
  • Mr Jack Moore
  • Mrs Julie Ross
  • Mrs Zoe Magee
  • Ms Rebecca Long
  • Miss Sara Mcfarland
  • Mrs Gemma Kidd
  • Ms Charlene Burke
  • Mrs Melissa Beckett
  • Ms Haley Mcconnell

Contact details

Public Address

Ardstraw Community Playgroup, Ardstraw Playschool, Deerpark Road, Newtownstewart, Omagh, County Tyrone, BT78 4LL

List of regions

  • Causeway Coast And Glens District Council
  • Derry City And Strabane District Council

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