Hello everyone,
Welcome to BASK Port Glasgow Winter newsletter.
Staffing
To update you on the current staff provision,
Andy McEwing -Service Provider
Jamie Bachoo- Manager and Designated Child Protection Officer Kilmacolm/Port Glasgow
Julie Spence- Childcare Practitioner Port Glasgow
Angela Duncan – Childcare practitioner Port Glasgow
Robert Kerr – Childcare practitioner and Designated Child Protection Officer Port Glasgow
Unfortunately, Gillian and Michelle are leaving us to move onto full time work and we wish them all the best for the future, they will be missed.
Google reviews
We would be grateful if you can find time to go onto Google and leave BASK a review, it would be great to be able to share the excellent survey results in public.
Activities
As always, there have been many things happening at BASK: plenty of art and craft which the children love, games, books, x box, switch, loads of free playtime which the children love.
Free play encourages great social interaction and personal development. Lego continues to be very popular, and of course we get them outside as much as we possibly can.
Circle time will be on once every week; we use this time to gather information from the children about what new activities they would like to see at BASK and to receive new snack suggestions.
Our sensory corner has had a complete makeover, we have bought ear defenders, pop up tents, dim lighting and many other sensory items which all have been very well received by the children.
We have recently purchased our own silent disco headphones and will be rotating them between dance music, Disney Music, children’s stories and relaxation music
Dates for Diary/Watch out for
We will be running Burns Night celebrations, Chinese new year celebrations, Valentines day activities etc
Watch out for Postbox, Gratitude jar and parents board, all coming soon.
Post box is for children to post ideas for activities, food etc
Gratitude Jar is for children to post things they are grateful for
Welcome and Farewell board, where children can say or touch an icon on the board. Wave, shake hands, salute, dance, fist pump, or hug with staff.
Reward system where the kids can get mini certificates for certain aspects such as being a good friend, tidying up, good achievements, etc etc. A star then gets added to their name and once they reach 3 stars they will get a reward.
Weekly Board game competitions. We are holding these currently, our current champion on Dobble is Logan.
Lost Property
We have quite a few items of lost property, can we ask if you are missing anything let us know and we can look through the box. It would be really helpful if everything is labelled- makes life easier to find things.
Outside Play
As the weather continues to be cold we will be outside as much as possible, please remember to send your child in with warm clothing, hats, gloves, scarves and a coat.
Old T-Shirts
For the children can you send in any old T shirts please that the children can wear during crafting and painting activities to keep their uniforms clean.
Survey
The last survey we sent out had just under a 50% reply rate.
Surveys while time consuming are very important for us to gauge how we are doing and what we can do to improve for the children. I urge you to please complete these surveys when they are emailed out to you.
Social Media
We will be starting a Facebook Page, Bask in Port Glasgow, it is a private and protected group and only accessible to BASK approved members. If your child attends BASK you can request to join our group and we will add you; the group is a great way of keeping up with what we are doing at BASK.
Training
All of our staff are now first aiders and have completed the paediatric first aid course.
Our Managers have all been through Designated Child Protection officer courses
Inverclyde council ran a course for us on bespoke training for children with additional needs
Attendance
Can you please keep us advised if your child will not be attending after school care. It is vitally important that we know your child won’t be coming to us so we are not spending time looking for them. Call or message 07774479231 or email to advise.
We do keep an attendance record as we currently have a waiting list for the service.
If your circumstances change and you don’t need them anymore please let us know so we can offer the spaces to other families.
BASK Opening Times
Port Glasgow is from 2.45pm – 6pm
We do appreciate that sometimes parents can be held up at the end of the day due to unforeseen circumstances and we would ask that you let us know if you are running late, if possible. If we have not heard from you by 6.10pm, the staff will start phoning round to find out what has happened and who will be collecting children using the contact details and emergency contacts that you have provided in the children’s files.
As always, please do not hesitate to speak to me if I can help you in any way whilst your child/ren are with BASK- for any enquiries about spaces or information about the service please contact me on 07774479231 or email bask730936@gmail.com
Andy McEwing
Service Provider
BASK Care Service Number
CS2023000001
c/o Andy McEwing
‘THE BYRES’
FAULDS FARM
KILMACOLM
PA13 4TH
Mobile Number 07984149544
Email bask730936@gmail.com
