Venue details
Address (not for correspondence):
Withington Methodist Church, 439 Wilmslow Road,
Withington, Greater Manchester, M20 4AN
Opening hours
Days & Times: Saturdays fortnightly 10am to 12pm
Centre charges
No charge for service
Services available here
Supported family time
Handover
Accepts self referrals
Accredited
Not For Profit
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: 24/04/2025
Summary:
Withington Child Contact Centre has been established for over 30 years. The centre is an activity of Withington Methodist Church in the centre of Withington in south Manchester and is easily accessible by public transport. There is a small private car park at the rear of the building.
The centre is bright and airy. Sessions take place on the first floor which has access via stairs or a lift. There is one large room with plenty of toys and space to move around plus a smaller room with a table tennis table. There is also a Wii.
The centre has a detailed, bright, and inviting website and leaflets with a range of information included on this for the children and 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 coordinator and volunteers were welcoming and knowledgeable. Any recommended actions following the visit are now complete meaning the service meets the standards for supported family time accreditation.
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