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Randalstown Community Playgroup

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £47.3K

  • Spending

    £47.4K

  • Charity no. 107351
  • Date registered. 14/05/2019

Public benefits

The direct benefits flowing from the organisation's purposes include promoting a child’s right to be strong, resilient and listened to in a creative environment that encourages children to develop a positive self-image. Another benefit is that children are equipped and prepared to enter Primary Education. These benefits can be demonstrated by the

thorough evaluation of the playgroup by various governing and regulatory bodies i.e. DENI, Gateway (Social Services). There is no harm from our purposes. Our beneficiaries are pre school children aged 3-4. There is no private benefit from our purposes.

What your organisation does

There are a number of public benefits that flow from the purposes of Randalstown Community Playgroup. - the advancement of the educational and social development of 3-4 year old children. - the desire to provide diverse activities that can be advanced through the playgroup setting and the wider community. - Young people can grow up without

prejudice and learn to treat all with equality. - the playgroup presents a chance to enhance the health and well-being of the children by providing a safe educational environment within which they can learn through play. - there is an opportunity for parents/carers to take ownership of the management and running of the playgroup and thereby becoming more closely involved in the formative years of their child's education.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education

Who the charity helps

  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Playgroup/after schools

Charitable purposes

The Group is established to promote play based learning environments for all children under statutory school age, (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries) of the Randalstown and its surrounding environs in County Antrim. (hereinafter called the 'area of benefit') without distinction of age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, 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 to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the group; and to promote the preservation of health of the beneficiaries; and b) to support the values and principles of Early Years.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 5 Trustees
  • 4 Employees
  • 20 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mrs Kerri Devlin
  • Mrs Amanda Taylor
  • Miss Wendy Kerr
  • Mrs Sian Galloway
  • Mrs Judith Little

Contact details

Public Address

Ms Elaine Maxwell, Neillsbrook Community Centre, Neillsbrook Road, Randalstown, BT41 3AE

List of regions

  • Antrim And Newtownabbey Borough Council

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