RAINOW PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1043182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAINOW PLAYGROUP

Based in the beautiful village of Rainow, our friendly, creative pre-school provides sessional daycare every weekday morning for up to 24 children aged 2-5, most of whom go on to the acclaimed Rainow Primary School.

Objects

The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by:(a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;(b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas;(c) Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the pre-school faced challenges with low intake due to changing parental working patterns, leading to a strategic shift towards personalized teaching and community engagement. Despite these operational difficulties, the setting celebrated its 50th anniversary and maintained community support through various fundraising events and activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Toni Marie Copelandchair
• Kylie Rebecca Downes · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicola Jane Daley
• Sarah Jane Finlay

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cheshire East

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