Out of School Care
Big Voices Childcare Services LTD offer affordable childcare to children and families living in and around the centre of Glasgow. We currently operate three Out of School Care services based in Anderston, Garnetbank and St Patrick’s Primary Schools. Big Voices @ Anderston OOSC, Big Voices @ Garnetbank OOSC & Big Voices @ St Patrick’s OOSC.
Big Voices @ Anderston OOSC
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Big Voices @ Anderston OOSC is registered for a total of 48 children per day and operates term time from 3pm – 6pm, providing childcare for children attending both Anderston and St Patricks Primary School. The service also operates during School Holidays from 8am-6pm. Our holiday service is open to all families, from around the city, who may wish to attend.
Big Voices @ Garnetbank OOSC
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Big Voices @ Garnetbank OOSC is registered for a total of 40 children per day. This service operates term time only from 3pm-6pm, for children attending Garnetbank Primary School, however families who attend term time are welcome to attend our Holiday service at Anderston OOSC.
Big Voices @ St Patrick’s OOSC
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Big Voices @ St Patrick’s OOSC is registered for a total of 30 children per day. This service operates term time only from 3pm-6pm, for children attending St Patrick’s Primary School, however families who attend term time are welcome to attend our Holiday service at Anderston OOSC.
Activities within our services include both child led and adult led projects and consist of organised physical, imaginative and creative play with plenty of opportunity given for free play.
Each service is regulated by the Care inspectorate and work in accordance with the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC Codes of Practice. Our staff also ensure that everything we do is in line with the Getting it Right for Every Child approach as well as The Play Strategy.
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Opening Times
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All services open earlier on the last day of term to accommodate schools closing earlier. This applies before the Spring, Summer and Christmas Holiday.
Standard Fees at Big Voices OOSC Services
Fee Structure (effective from June 2024)
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Additional fees include Annual Registration Fee (Due in June or on starting) £25 per family
Late Payment Fee’s £25
*Families may be entitled to help with the cost of childcare fees – to find out more please take at look at our Fee Policy (Link Here) or check the governments website: https://www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator
To find out more about our Out of School Care Services, please take a look at our Parent/Carer Handbook – OOSC (Link) or if you would like to register your child please email hello@bigvoiceschildcareservices.com
Mobile Crèche Service
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Big Voices Mobile Crèche offers a crèche service to local community groups, organisations and clients needing childcare for shorter periods of time, while parents attend classes, meetings or other planned events. This service is for children aged 6 weeks to 14 years.
Similarly, to our Out of School Care Services, this service provides activities based on children’s individual needs and provides opportunities for learning and exploring through adult led play as well as child led.
This service is also regulated by the Care inspectorate and works in accordance with the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC Codes of Practice. Our staff also ensure that everything we do is in line with the Getting it Right for Every Child approach as well as The Play Strategy and Pre-Birth to Three.
Mobile Crèche Fee
- Please note there will be a minimum of 2 staff present at each Crèche service.
- The minimum staffing may increase due to the age and number of children booked.
Initial Risk Assessment
- This fee will be due for all initial risk assessments of any area proposed and due for renewal where there has been a break in service.
For more information or to book a creche service please email hello@bigvoiceschildcareservices.com
Activities
At Big Voices Childcare Services LTD we aim to provide high quality play experiences for babies, children and young people. We work in accordance with The Play Strategy for Scotland, focusing on the importance of play for children within our care, and in accordance with Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child, which states that:
“Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities.”
We plan activities based around children’s likes and encourage creative play, physical play, constructive play, and imaginative play, as well as STEM activities. Our activities include both adult led and child led activities, where children have the opportunity to explore and learn new skills.
Providing the opportunity for free play within our services is highly beneficial to children’s overall learning and development therefore children are encouraged to choose play experiences freely.
We have a wide variety of resources which children can use to assist their play experiences. As well as toys, we also encourage children to use their imagination to create new play equipment. A big part of this is loose parts play which our children love.
We promote and provide outdoor play on a daily basis and ensure children have opportunities to explore their outdoor surroundings and take risks through risky play.
