Venue details
Address (not for correspondence):
The Parish Hall, Holy Trinity Church, Mossford Green,
Barkingside, Ilford, Essex, IG6 2BX
Opening hours
Days & Times: Alternate Saturdays 10am-12noon
Services available here
Supported family time
Handover
Accepts self referrals
Accredited
Not For Profit
To make a referral,
contact:
Address: The Parish Office, Holy Trinity Church, Mossford Green, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex, IG6 2BX
Telephone: 07434 656 881
Description
Friendly contact centre in Holy Trinity Church Hall, Mossford Green. Barkingside is in the East London suburb of Ilford in London Borough of Redbridge with good transport links (Central Line Underground and buses) and easily accessible both from London boroughs and West Essex. Busy High Street and pleasant park nearby. Separate entrances and waiting areas for resident and non-resident parents. Simple refreshments available. Run by Mothers' Union Charity volunteers.
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: 28/07/2025
Summary:
Trinity Child Contact Centre is a well-established centre which has been running for around 15 years. It is in Barkingside, Ilford, running from the Parish Hall of Holy Trinity Church and is served well by public transport links including a train station and close by bus routes. The centre does not have its own parking, however there is ample street parking directly outside. There is a good high street within 10-minute walking distance with local parks and leisure facilities.
The centre is bright, with lots of natural light. The room is spacious and inviting, catering to a large age range; with plenty of appropriate toys and games available.
The centre has 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. Children are always offered a preparation visit where they get a tour of the centre, to meet volunteers and ask questions.
Volunteers were welcoming, supportive and friendly.
It is evident that the entire team are committed to providing a safe and inviting environment for children to spend time with their parents and other family members which includes keeping up and committing to training, working in a professional manner with families and promoting positive change to sessions. The centre meets the standards for supported family time accreditation.
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