BINFIELD PRESCHOOL COMMITTEE - 2021 UPDATE

If you would like to become involved in our committee we would love to hear from you. As you know we are a registered charity and our committee is run by a group of volunteers including some who no longer have children at pre-school. We are dependent on the involvement of our volunteers to continue to run. In order for us to operate it is vital that we have enough volunteers on our committee. We do not ask for much of your time. There are just a few meetings per year mainly to discuss fundraising plus an Annual General Meeting. Joining the Committee enables parents/carers to have first-hand involvement in their children’s pre-school care and education. We are always keen to welcome new members to the committee. We are urgently looking for a new secretary and treasurer to come forward. Our current officers no longer have children at the setting and would like to handover the roles to someone else. If we are unable to find anyone to take on the roles we would not be able to function as a preschool. If you are interested in joining, please reply to this email or contact chair@binfieldpreschool.net

Wednesday 1st September 2021 Monday 3rd January 2022 Friday 15th April 2022 (Good Friday) Monday 18th April 2022 (Easter Monday) Monday 2nd May 2022 (May Day) Thursday 2nd June 2022 (Queen's Jubilee) Friday 3rd June 2022 (Queen's Jubilee) *Please check our term dates for details of full holiday closures*

Coronavirus - what you need to know! Click here to access an informative blog form Public Health England You can help to slow the spread of Coronavirus! Make sure you and your children follow these general principles to prevent spreading any respiratory virus: Wash your hands often – with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or an alcohol-based sanitiser if soap and water aren’t available. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. If you feel unwell, stay at home and don’t attend work or school. Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in a bin. Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces in the home. If you’re worried about your symptoms, please call NHS 111 – don’t go directly to your GP or other healthcare environment. Useful Information Sources The government is closely monitoring the spread of the Coronavirus and is taking actions at home and abroad. The overall risk remains moderate but latest information and advice can be found at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus Department for Education Coronavirus helpline - There is a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows: Phone: 0800 046 8687 Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

If you would like to become involved in our committee we would love to hear from you. As you know we are a registered charity and our committee is run by a group of volunteers including some who no longer have children at pre-school. We are dependent on the involvement of our volunteers to continue to run. In order for us to operate it is vital that we have enough volunteers on our committee. We do not ask for much of your time. There are just a few meetings per year mainly to discuss fundraising plus an Annual General Meeting. Joining the Committee enables parents/carers to have first-hand involvement in their children’s pre-school care and education. We are always keen to welcome new members to the committee. If you are interested in joining, please reply to this email or contact chair@binfieldpreschool.net

This year the Binfield Preschool have been invited along to provide a creche service for the runners. What a great opportunity to be part of this great local community event and allow the runners not to worry about their children.

The Binfield Preschool invite you to come along and join us at The Binfield Club for this years AGM. Date: Thursday 16th May Location: The Binfield Club Time: 8:00pm Duration: 1 Hour The agenda will be published shortly. At the meeting we will be re-electing officers onto the committee (Chairman, Secretary & Treasurer). The Secretary and Treasurer will be standing down this year and we urgently require people to come forward and fill these roles. Without them filled we will NOT be able to operate as we are a committee run preschool. If you would like to take on a role please let the Secretary know by completing the attached form or by return of email to secretary@binfieldpreschool.net AGM Parent Letters can be found here

Now the weather is turning colder, please send your child into pre-school with the following items: Wellies (as well as a pair of shoes for indoors) Coat Hat/scarf/gloves

On Tuesday 7th August Binfield Preschool were invited along to participate in the Summer of Fun at Farley Wood Community Centre along with loads of other community groups. The weather was perfect and some of the activities on show were free to get involved with. A massive thank you to the ladies at the Preschool who manned the stall all day and enjoyed meeting and playing with the parents and local children. A big thank to the Binfield Parish Council for the invite and we'll be back next year.