Childrens Playlink

1BIGD Reference number: 65

General information

Address:
Fromeside Youth Centre
Watley's End Road
Winterbourne
BS36 1QG (Multimap)

Opening times:
Monday 9.00am-3.30pm
Tuesday 9.00am-3.30pm
Wednesday 9.00am-3.30pm
Thursday 9.00am-3.30pm
Friday 9.00am-3.30pm

Telephone: 01454 865631

Fax: 01454 777628

Website: http://www.child-playlink.demon.co.uk

Email: staff@child-playlink.demon.co.uk

Contact person: Jane Spence - Manager

Type of organisation: Charity/Community

Type of delivery point: Advice/Information Point; Community Delivery; Fundraising; Under 5's; Training provider

Aims: Childrens Playlink is a Charity which offers a range of services to children and childcare organisations within South Gloucestershire.
We provide support to develop and extend childcare places within pre-schools, nurseries and out of school clubs. We run a toy library which includes special needs and ethnic toys. In addition, Childrens Playlink a payroll service to groups, organises training for play workers, runs criminal records checks for people working with children and provides special needs and open access playschemes during the school holidays. Play Rangers support free play to children in parks in South Glos.

Availability: Drop-in, Referral, Appointment
We make contact with every group at least once a year-mainly groups ring in with queries etc.

Waiting list: Not applicable

Areas of support offered

Leisure and Personal Development: Books; Cultural activities; Internet Access; Trips/Days out; Festivals

Education and Training: Early Education; Foundation Stage

Relationships and Emotions: Carers; Family Relationships

Families: Child care; Play

Keeping Safe: Accident Prevention; Bullying; Child Protection

Minority Issues: African; Asylum and immigration; Bangladeshi; Caribbean; Chinese; Indian; Irish; Language not English; Other; Pakistani; Travelling communities

Disability, Special Needs and Additional Needs: Dyslexia and perceptual difficulties; Equipment; Hearing Impairments; Learning Disability; Physical Impairments; Sight Impairments; Speech and Communication Impairments; Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Health Issues: Healthy Eating

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: No

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): Yes

Bath & North East Somerset: No

Bristol: No

South Gloucestershire: The whole of the area

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: Yes

Car park nearby: Yes

Parking for disabled drivers: Yes

Pedestrian route: Yes

Automatic external doors: No
Will doors easily open from a wheelchair: No

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: No

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: No

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: Yes

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: No

Interior of premises bright and well lit: Yes

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: No
Wheelchair friendly doors: No

Door frames and handles clearly visible: Yes

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): No

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: No

Visual fire alarm: Yes

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: No
– assist visually impaired people: No
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: No
– do lip speaking: No

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: Yes
Formats used: Tape; Large Print

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: No


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