Venue details not disclosed
Opening hours
Days & Times: 2nd & 4th Sunday of month 2pm to 5pm
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: St John & St Stephen's Contact Centre, PO Box 2692, Reading, RG1 9BN
Telephone: 07565 445124.
Alternative: 07565 445124
Contact
Website: readingchildcontactcentre.org.uk
Telephone: 07565 445124.
Alternative: 07565 445124
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: 14/11/2024
Summary:
St John & St Stephen’s Child Contact Centre is a well-established service and has been providing supported contact for around 28 years. The centre is located in East Reading, based at St John’s Primary School. Buses stop on the main road by the side road that leads to the entrance of the centre and the train station is approximately 15 minutes’ walk away. There is amble parking at the centre in the school and church premises. The town centre is within walking distance with a variety of shops.
The area for family time was bright, inviting and welcoming. Families can play with a selection of large toys that are available but will bring their own toys and then take them home at the end of the session. Drinks are provided by the centre free of charge. The centre is also able to use the primary school outdoor facilities which families and children thoroughly enjoy.
The centre has an easy-to-use website and leaflets that give families and referrers a flavour of what a supported contact centre does, along with being able to complete a referral form online, view pictures of the centre, read the ground rules and policies.
The environment was welcoming and friendly. The coordinator has worked hard to provide all the necessary information within the time scale set by the assessor. The centre meets the standards for supported contact accreditation.
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