Committee Management

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 and organising fund raising activities.

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 tend to meet every six weeks and it is a great way to meet other parents and to help the playgroup run smoothly and continue providing a wonderful, learning, fun 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 you 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, by 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 in maintaining equipment and materials used by the children, being a part of the management of Happy Faces by joining the committee (please see separate section), attending community activities which Happy Faces takes part in (i.e. Sherfield and Bramley Fetes), building friendships with other parents of the playgroup and attending fund raising events.