We have run 35 Family Stay & Play sessions and 8 workshops, providing families in the local community with high quality, fun, educational, affordable/free and accessible STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and maths) activities. These sessions have been attended by approximately 200 children and 100 adults. Feedback demonstrates the positive impact of It Takes a Village Plymouth CIC’s Stay & Play and STEAM Powered Girls sessions. 97% rated the sessions excellent or very good, and 92% said they were extremely or very likely to attend again. The sessions provide accessible, affordable opportunities for children to develop curiosity, creativity, problem-solving skills and engagement with science, technology, engineering, arts and maths (STEAM). They offer an inclusive, welcoming environment where children, including those with additional needs, can explore and learn at their own pace. Feedback also highlights the benefits for family relationships, shared learning, wellbeing and community connection. Our sessions help reduce financial barriers to educational enrichment and provide a valued local resource, with 97% of respondents agreeing that these sessions are needed in the community. Participant feedback confirms strong demand for this provision and the positive difference it makes to children and families in Plymouth. Alongside our STEAM activities, we have also run 30 clothing swaps, giving our community access to good quality, affordable/free secondhand and new clothing for children and adults. Over 500 people have attended these sessions and approximately 3000 items of clothing have been swapped, many of which may have ended up in landfill. These sessions have helped people to deal with the effects of the Cost of Living crisis, enabling them to clothe their families at no cost, and reusing secondhand clothing is better for the environment.

Our main stakeholders are families and individuals who live in Stonehouse and the wider Plymouth area. We have involved the community in a number of ways, including: 1. Online and paper surveys for adults 2. Simple paper surveys for children 3. Having a chat with people at our events, to get their stories and better understand their experiences 4. Newsletters and social media. We ask what people's experience has been, what works well and what could be better, and what activities they would like to see in the future. As a result of listening to our community we have made changes including relocating our clothes swap to it’s own permanent space, which enabled us to improve how we run swap sessions, ensure we can easily run them alongside STEAM sessions and minimise the impact the clothing stock has on our STEAM space. We've further developed our ‘nook’ quiet area to better support children with SEND needs, who are neurodiverse or have sensory needs. We also ran a series of STEAM sessions specifically for girls. Other stakeholders include local organisations that we work with, and who we ask for their input and suggestions into the services we provide, how we could improve them, and future events they feel would benefit the community. These include organisations like Nudge, other organisations based within the Plot, Stonehouse Community Builders, Plymouth Play Association Scrapstore, Plymouth Children's Book Group, local Children's Centres and Family Hubs.

The total amount paid or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £9,424.

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