Venue details
Address (not for correspondence):
5 Church Street,
Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3AF
Services available here
Supervised family time
Handover
Supervised family time assessment
Escorted family time
Accepts self referrals
Enhanced Accredited
Virtual family time (Supervised)
Description
Brick Family Connect is a unique brick / block based supervised contact service providing supervised contact in a contact centre based in Paignton, Torbay. Brick family connect aims to offer an exciting and inclusive centre where non residents parents can use baby duplo (primo), duplo, Lego or mega blocks to play with their children in a supervised contact setting that feels like a block based activity club. The centre also offers a range of Lego and duplo books and art materials for drawing and colouring activities. Whether you want to build towers, race cars or role play, brick family connect have a exciting range of block based toys for you and your children to play with.
This centre is accredited to provide supervised 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 centre’s 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. If your family time happens in the community The service might use local community venues to deliver their service or in some cases, residential properties including family members’ homes, where this is safe and appropriate., then the assessor will check that this is going to be safe for you.
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: 07/12/2025
Summary:
Brick Family Connect is a new service located in Paignton, South Devon with good transport links and local parking.
The building is compact, accommodating one family at a time, with a well-designed, decorated, furnished family time space. A variety of toys, games and other resources are available with a small refreshments space.
The centre has a detailed, bright, and inviting website and leaflets with a range of information included on these for the children and 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.
The staff team is highly qualified and committed to continuity and consistency. Their approach includes flexible, affordable support, with a particular emphasis on play-based activities, especially using Lego, to help children feel comfortable, reduce anxiety, and foster positive connections during contact sessions. Any recommended actions following the visit are now complete meaning the service meets the standards for enhanced (supervised) family time accreditation.
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