Committee
Happy Faces is a registered charity, and is managed by an elected committee, which ensures that major decision making is in the hands of the parents who use the group. The committee is responsible for:
- managing the playgroup's finances
- employing and managing the practitioners
- making sure that the playgroup has - and works to – policies which help it to provide a high quality service
- making sure that the playgroup works in partnership with the children’s parents
- organising fundraising activities
The board members for 2021/2022 are Hayley Dunbar (Chair), Monika Loud (Treasurer), Andy Reynolds (Secretary), Viv Allaway, Alison Smith, Lyndsey Taylor, Amanda Harvery, Laura Cadmore, and Eleanor Miller.
Our Annual General Meeting is held in the Autumn term. It is open to all parents of children who attend
Happy Faces, and is when the committee for the following year is elected. The committee meet
every six weeks and it's a great way to meet other parents and help the playgroup run smoothly and
continue to provide a wonderful, fun learning environment for the children.
We welcome parents' support in assisting us with our fundraising activities and to actively support us in
managing our playgroup throughout the year. Happy Faces recognises parents as the first and most important
educators of their children. The practitioners see themselves as co-workers with parents in providing care and
education for your child.
Happy Faces encourages parents and carers to help us provide a welcoming and stimulating place for both children and other parents. You can help us by:
- discussing your child's needs, interests and progress with your key person
- attending a session and sharing your own interest or skill with the children (i.e. singing, cooking, dancing, playing a musical instrument or knowledge you may have on a specialised subject)
- helping us maintain equipment and materials used by the children
- being a part of the management of Happy Faces by joining the committee
- attending community activities in which Happy Faces takes part (i.e. Sherfield and Bramley Fetes)
- building friendships with other parents of the playgroup and attending fundraising events