We operate as a charity, not for profit, and we need your help to thrive!
Charity Membership
All parents become members of the charity when their children are registered. The charity has 3 appointed trustees/ office bearers who act in a governance role for the charity, provide support to the operational team in decision-making for the organisation and are members of the Board.
If you do not have a child in one of our services, but wish to become a member of the Charity and support us in other ways, please contact us to discuss this.
The Board
Are meetings open to anyone to attend ?
Meetings of the Board and creation of sub committees are not ‘closed’. Anyone who is interested will be warmly welcomed to attend. It can seem a bit daunting to come along to a meeting, new parents may feel that they are a bit cliquey! This is absolutely not the case, we really want you to come to the meetings and have chance to see how things work, and get the opportunity to take part in the decision-making. Board members are parents and are all volunteers, not scary at all!
Please note: some Board meetings have been held over Microsoft Teams as a video call, avoiding the need for unnecessary footfall in the Nursery/ After school building, but dates/ times can be adapted to suit, and in-person meetings sometimes take place in the nursery when preferred.
Current Board Members:
- Marc Fraser – Treasurer
- Gillian Bratt-McManus – Board Chair
- Nicola Webster – Board Secretary
A registered Scottish charity, we need help raising funds to provide a great experience for the children in our care, and support the wider community in Helensburgh and Lomond. Like all organisations, there are plenty of bills to pay, and we’d like be able to do more.
Are you good at:
- Volunteering time and energy?
- Talking to other mums, dads and carers?
- Organising projects?
- Fundraising?
- Sales or advertising?
- Social media?
- Coming up with creative ideas?
- Building/ decorating/gardening?
- Driving?
We need all these skills and more, every parent/ carer has something to offer, and we need YOU to help us make the most of BASIC and Cornerhouse!
Interested in lending a hand?
Please contact finance@basicchildcare.co.uk and let us know how you’d like to get more involved!
How we are run
Our nursery is not a commercial business, nor is it managed by the Council or the Education Authorities. It is a charitable group, set up and managed overall by The Parent: qualified staff look after the children and run the sessions, but a Board consisting of parents follow a constitution (a document which clearly sets out how the Pre School and After School is run) and have overall decision-making responsibility.
A copy of this constitution is available to read. We are working towards holding structured meetings every 4-6 weeks which parents/carers are welcome to join, and we hold an AGM every year, to which all parents/ carers are invited.
Fees cover basic running costs. The Board also aim to organise fundraising events to generate money for extra equipment and materials, and provide treats/ surprises for the children e.g. at Christmas.
Staff and parents all work together to keep our children happy and safe.
BASIC and Cornerhouse Nursery 