Venue details
Address (not for correspondence):
Holy Trinity Church Community Centre, Lysander Road,
Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BU
Opening hours
Days & Times: Every other Saturday afternoons 2pm to 4pm
Centre charges
£60 per referral. £10 per session
Services available here
Supported family time
Handover
Accepts self referrals
Accredited
Not For Profit
To make a referral,
contact:
Address: 6 Stoford Place, Broadway, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9RZ
Telephone: 01460 57936
Alternative: 07496 667167
Contact
Website: www.somersetchildcontactcentres.org
Telephone: 01460 57936
Alternative: 07496 667167
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: 09/09/2024
Summary:
Yeovil Child Contact Centre is a well-established, busy contact centre in a modern well-equipped building belonging to the church. Yeovil has good rail and bus links. There is a large car park to the front of the building which provides ample parking for visiting families. There is also a waiting area for any visiting parents wanting to wait onsite.
The centre has a great range of toys and furnishings. The outdoor space is an excellent addition providing a wide-open space and lots for children to enjoy doing whilst spending time with family members.
The centre has detailed 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.
The people offering the service are knowledgeable and present as competent with the backing of a strong trustee board who support them in their work. Any recommended actions following the visit are now complete meaning the service meets the standards for supported contact accreditation.
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