Venue details
Address (not for correspondence):
Amersham Free Church, Woodside Road,
Amersham, Bucks, HP6 6AJ
Opening hours
Days & Times: 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month, 9.30am to 12.30pm (This may be extended later in the year).
Centre charges
No Charge for Service
Services available here
Supported contact
Handover
Accepts self referrals
This centre is using our Safe Referral System, to find out more click here
Accredited
Virtual Contact (Supported)
Safe Referral System (SRS)
To make a referral,
contact:
Telephone: 07527 109363
Email: info@chilternchildcontactcentre.org.uk
We are using the NACCC Safe Referral System.
Visit the NACCC SRS website to register >
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: 09/06/2023
Summary:
Chiltern Child Contact Centre is an experienced and well-established centre providing an excellent quality service in a welcoming and friendly environment. The centre is ideally located just off Amersham’s high street, with plenty of local shops and cafes. Although there are no parks nearby, within a 15-minute walk the families can use an affordable leisure centre with a variety of activities available. The centre has good public transport links with parking available and uses the church hall and facilities.
The centre had a very welcoming atmosphere and was bright, friendly, clean, tidy and warm. There was a good selection of toys available covering all children’s ages.
The centre has a detailed, bright, and inviting website and leaflets available with a range of information included on these for the children and families who 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 volunteers and co-ordinator were very engaging, approachable and knowledgeable about their role. Any recommended actions following the visit are now complete meaning the service meets the standards for supported contact accreditation.
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