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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£53.1K
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Spending
£57.5K
- Charity no. 103442
- Date registered. 20/10/2015
Public benefits
The direct benefits which flow from the purpose of 'The advancement of Education' includes promoting play based learning environments to advance the education for all children under statutory school age of Larne and the surrounding area by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common
effort to advance education by providing safe and satisfying group play, with the rights of parents/carers to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the group. These benefits will be demonstrated through annual feedback from parents/carers, annual inspection by Social Services and regular inspections by the Education and Training Inspectorate. The group also undertake weekly evaluation of our programme to ensure that we are meeting the individual needs of the beneficiaries. There is no harm flowing from this purpose. The charity’s beneficiaries are children under statutory school age of Larne and the surrounding area and their parents/carers. The following may be considered as private benefits flowing from this purpose; 1. The employment of staff who receive payment, and 2. The knowledge and experience gained by the trustees through management training in good governance, finance etc. which could be transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.The direct benefit which flows from the purpose of 'The advancement of Education' include the progression of development and skills of each individual child to ensure a positive start to lifelong learning, developing self confidence and achieving their full potential.
What your organisation does
Our aim is to work in partnership with parents/carers and other professionals in order to provide appropriate play and experiences to allow for progression of development in each individual child, regardless of race, religion, gender or disability. Adults will endeavour to create a happy, safe, stimulating and positive environment in order to
enable each child to develop skills, within the curriculum, to ensure a positive start to lifelong learning. Our group is managed by a committee which is elected at the Annual General Meeting which is held in mid-September. The committee has a vital role as it manages the running of the group. Harbour Bears Pre-school aims to support parents/carers in their essential role as the first educators of their children and aims to ensure that all families are actively encouraged to participate in the work of the setting and contribute to the learning environment we provide for their children. Harbour Bears Pre-school, like all other educational establishments, heavily relies on financial support from its members and the local community to ensure that our services can be maintained. Throughout the year fundraising events are held to raise money to purchase new equipment or replace damaged equipment etc. or to assist with our continuing building fund for our new premises. All activities provided at Harbour Bears aim to provide children with the opportunity, through play and other experiences, to develop learning associated with the six areas of learning as directed by the Department of Education - these being personal, social and emotional development, language development, physical development and movement, the arts, early mathematical experiences and the world around us.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
Who the charity helps
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
How the charity works
- Education/training
- Playgroup/after schools