Venue details
Address (not for correspondence):
35 Ock Street,
Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AG
Opening hours
Days & Times: 2nd & 4th Saturday of month 10.30am to 12.30pm
Services available here
Supported family time
Handover
Accredited
Not For Profit
This centre is accredited to provide supported contact
Accreditation is a way of checking that your contact centre is safe and meets our standards.
How is a centre checked?
An assessorSomeone working on our behalf who has experience and an interest in child contact services and must assess if a service meets our standards. looks round the rooms, toys, equipment, and any outside play areas to make sure that they are safe and good for you to use. They talk with the people at the centre to make sure that they are trained and helped to do their job as well as possible. They then check the informationThe assessor checks through the centre’s accreditation portfolio which includes policies, procedures, risk assessments, reports (if the service offers supervised contact) and information for families. on what happens at the centre and how it keeps you safe.
When the assessor is happy that a centre meets our standards then they are awarded their accreditation and you can find them on this website. Accreditation happens every three years with extra checks if needed.
Accreditation Summary
Date: 16/08/2024
Summary:
Abingdon Child Contact Centre has been in operation for 27 years since 1997. It operates from the Baptist Church Hall and is easily accessed by car and public transport. Local parks, cafes and shops are nearby.
The centre has an excellent choice of equipment in good state of repair and a great space available for parents and children to use. Drinks are provided for families at no charge. A secure outside area used by families with a large selection of outdoor games available.
The centre has detailed leaflets available with a range of information included on these for the families that may use the centre. This information helps them to anticipate everything from making a referral to the appropriate steps to take if they are unhappy or feel unsafe.
This is a very well organised and welcoming centre. It is clear from the assessor meeting parents, children and volunteers that Abingdon Child Contact Centre offers an invaluable service for those families that have attended and presently attend. Any recommended actions following the visit are now complete meaning the service meets the standards for supported contact accreditation.
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