Venue details
Address (not for correspondence):
St Paul's Church , Harmans Water Square, Harmans Water,
Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 9LP
Opening hours
Days & Times: 2nd & 4th Saturday 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: as above,
Telephone: 07828 823367
Alternative: 07828 823367
Contact
Website: www.bracknellchildcontactcentre.org.uk/
Telephone: 07828 823367
Alternative: 07828 823367
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: 14/05/2024
Summary:
St Paul’s Child Contact Centre, Bracknell has been in operation for over 30 years and is located in Harmans Water, Bracknell, Berkshire in St Paul’s Church. Bracknell town centre is a 5-minute drive away and can be reached easily by bus or car. Local buses stop by the church and the railway station is a short bus ride. It takes approximately 20 minutes to walk to the town centre and 15 minutes to access the local parks. The church has a carpark that families and volunteers can use.
The centre has an excellent choice of equipment for all ages of children that is regularly checked for cleanliness and working order. They have a great space available for parents and children to use and provide a good selection of malleable materials and a cooking experience so that children can work closely with their parents.
The centre has a detailed, bright, and inviting website, forms 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.
All volunteers and the coordinator are very dedicated to their roles and support all who attend the centre. The coordinator has put in an enormous amount of work and time to ensure the centre is of a high standard. The centre meets the standards for supported contact accreditation.
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