Venue details
Address (not for correspondence):
All Saints Church Hall, 129 Station Road,
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4UU
Opening hours
Days & Times: 2nd & 4th Saturday of month 1pm to 4pm
Centre charges
No charge for service
Services available here
Supported family time
Handover
Accepts self referrals
Accredited
Not For Profit
To make a referral,
contact:
Address: c/o 65 High Street, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2SL
Telephone: 07842 167767
Alternative: 07842 167767
Email: harpendenccc@gmail.com
Contact
Website: www.harpendenchildcontactcentre.org.uk
Telephone: 07842 167767
Alternative: 07842 167767
Email: harpendenccc@gmail.com
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: 09/03/2025
Summary:
Harpenden Child Contact Centre is a well-established centre which has been running for around 17 years. It is located on the outskirts of Harpenden with good transport networks and onsite parking.
During the visit the hall was set up nicely, with appropriate toys that volunteers had matched to the families attending. The room is bright, with plenty of natural light, and spacious. The toys available were observed to be in good condition and stored away when the room is not in use.
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.
Volunteers were observed to be welcoming and hospitable. The centre worked with the assessor through this accreditation including the swift production of the portfolio and good communication in relation to the assessment visit. Any recommended actions following the visit are now complete meaning the service meets the standards for supported family time accreditation.
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