Venue details
Address (not for correspondence):
Walberry Farm, Old Castletown Road,
Douglas, Isle of Man, IM4 1AQ
Opening hours
Days & Times: Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm Saturdays 10am to 4pm
Centre charges
Services available here
Supported family time
Supervised family time
Handover
Accepts self referrals
Enhanced Accredited
Not For Profit
To make a referral,
contact:
Address: Walberry Farm, Old Castletown Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM4 1AQ
Telephone: 01624 800000
Alternative: 07624 432437
Contact
Website: www.thechildrenscentre.org.im/families
Telephone: 01624 800000
Alternative: 07624 432437
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: 21/01/2026
Summary:
The Children’s Centre on the Isle of Man is a registered charity and an established service offering a unique farm setting for families. It is located at Walberry Farm, just outside of Douglas. The island has a comprehensive bus network, rail links, a ferry and a small airport.
There are a number of family time rooms offering an excellent range of toys, activities and kitchen facilities. In climate weather families have the opportunity to explore the farm.
The centre has a detailed, bright, and inviting website and leaflets 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.
During the Assessor’s visit to the farm they were met by friendly and enthusiastic staff, who clearly have a passion for their work. 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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