Hello everyone,
Welcome to BASK’s winter newsletter.
Things continue to be very busy at BASK: we have increasing numbers with lots of new starts which now means limited ADHOC spaces- If you require an ad-hoc space at BASK or have any enquiries, please contact us on the staff phone 07984149544 at any time.
Staffing
To update you on the current staff provision, our BASK staff members are as follows:
Andy McEwing -Service Provider
Carmen Dow- Manager
Lucy Wallace-Play Leader Practitioner
Maggie Grady-Play Leader Practitioner
Jamie Bachoo- Play Leader Practitioner
Sarah Hendry – Play Leader Practitioner – On Maternity
‘What’s on’ in the month of December
Jamie will be working with the children to create a BASK Christmas DVD- consent forms will be sent out over the next week.
Thursday 16th December will be the date of our Christmas party- we have loads of exciting things planned for the children and ADHOC spaces are limited- Kids can come dressed in Christmas jumper if they wish.
On 22nd December we will collect children from KPS at 2:30pm and BASK will close at 5:30pm.
Activities
As always, there have been many things happening at BASK: plenty of art and craft, baking, and loads of free playtime which the children love. Free play encourages great social interaction and personal development. Lego continues to be very popular and so are the giant Jenga blocks, which are the preferred building material for megaforts and castles rather than playing Jenga! 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.
Feedback
We’ve sent out feedback forms via email and we would be really grateful if you could return these back either by email or hand directly in to BASK staff member.
Outside Play
We will be going back outside as much as possible. Please ensure your child/ren have suitable outdoor clothing and footwear when they come to BASK. The Wild Woods area is very popular and great fun but it can be a bit mucky underfoot sometimes; children will only be allowed in this area with appropriate footwear.
Financial Support
Support to pay for childcare through universal credit and the Tax-free childcare system can be used for all registered childcare (out of school childcare, nursery & childminders)
If you are working and not eligible for Universal Credit due to higher earnings, you can still access support to cover 20% of childcare costs through the Tax-free childcare system- for further information visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Payments
A polite reminder that all payments are due in on the 1st of each month for your child’s sessions at BASK- if you require our bank details to set up a standing order please contact us and we will send these to you. If you have booked a ADHOC space with us you will receive a text on the 28th of each month with the amount owed- it would be greatly appreciated if this balance could be paid by return- if you have any financial queries please contact us on this email address- bask730936@gmail.com.
Our current prices are;
Contracts ADHOC
AM- £6.30 AM- £7.35
PM- £16.75 PM- £18.90
WRAPAROUND- £21.75 N/A
Social Media
We have a Facebook Page, ‘Bask in St Columba’s School Kilmacolm,’, both of which are private and protected groups and only accessible to BASK approved members. If your child attends BASK you can request to join our groups and we will add you; the groups are both great ways of keeping up with what we are doing at BASK. We also have a new website up and running ‘www.baskchildcare.co.uk we would appreciate if you could leave us a review.
BASK Opening Times
The school doors open in the morning at 7.30am and close at 6.00pm in the evening. 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 07984149544 or Baskcardow@gmail.com. Any financial enquiries can be sent to bask73093@gmail.com
Andy McEwing
Service Provider
BASK Care Service Number CS2020381521
c/o Andy McEwing
‘THE BYRES’
FAULDS FARM
KILMACOLM
PA13 4TH
Mobile Number 07984149544
Email Baskcardow@gmail.com
