Venue details not disclosed
Supervised contact provided in the community. The service might use local community venues or outdoor facilities to deliver their service. In some cases, residential properties might be used including family members’ homes, where this is safe and appropriate.
Opening hours
Days & Times: Monday to Friday 8am - 5.30pm Saturday & Sunday for contact - 10am - 5pm
Centre charges
See pricing on centre’s website (click on ‘NACCC & Families/Guidelines for Referrers And Service Fees). 24 hour cancellation policy or will be charged.
Services available here
Supervised - community based
Supported family time
Handover
Supervised family time assessment
Escorted family time
Life story identity family time
Accepts self referrals
Enhanced Accredited
Virtual family time (Supported)
Virtual family time (Supervised)
To make a referral,
contact:
Telephone: 0207 034 0550
Alternative: 07342 019260
Email: emma@carefirst.biz
Contact
Website: www.carefirst.biz
Telephone: 0207 034 0550
Alternative: 07342 019260
Email: emma@carefirst.biz
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: 04/07/2024
Summary:
CareFirst specialises in social care recruitment and has been delivering supervised contact for several years for local authorities. Due to expanding provision the company has decided to become accredited.
This service will be community based with a comprehensive risk assessment plan to ensure that all buildings used are safe and appropriate.
The service has a detailed, bright, and inviting website and leaflets and is in the process of adding a range of information for the families that may use the service. This information will help them to anticipate everything from making a referral to the appropriate steps to take if they are unhappy or feel unsafe.
The manager was very knowledgeable and child focused and worked well with the assessor to get all documentation prepared. Any recommended actions following the visit are now complete meaning the service meets the standards for enhanced (supervised contact) accreditation.
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