Venue details
Address (not for correspondence):
Neutral Ground, William Temple Church Community Centre, Eynsham Drive, Abbey Wood,
Abbey Wood, Greater London, SE2 9PT
Opening hours
Days & Times: Saturday weekly - 10am to 4pm. Not open bank holiday weekends.
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: William Temple Church Community Centre, Eynsham Drive, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9PT
Telephone: 07954 211103
Email: contact@neutralground.info
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: 28/03/2024
Summary:
Neutral Ground Child Contact Centre is situated in Abbey Wood, Southeast London and has been operating for over 30 years. The centre operates from William Temple Church community centre, with local bus and rail links. Parking is available onsite and on nearby roads.
The centre has an excellent choice of equipment and a great space available for parents and children to use with a main family time room and a smaller room for quieter activities. An outdoor area with a soft play surface is also available.
The centre has a detailed, bright, and inviting website and leaflets available 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.
The co-ordinator and volunteer team are approachable and available to discuss any issues that arise. Neutral Ground offers an invaluable service for those families that have attended and presently attend. Any recommended actions following the visit are now complete meaning the service meets the standards for supported contact accreditation.
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