Derby Child Contact Centre

We’re sorry to announce that Derby Child Contact Centre will not be opening for at least the next three weekends.

The Centre relies wholly on volunteers to assist our families with supported contact. At this time we do not have the consistent levels of DBS-cleared staff to meet the National Association of Child Contact Centre (NACCC) guidelines for safe operating of our facility.

The Trustees are meeting to discuss how the charity can recruit volunteers and form a management group to take the Centre forward.

We understand how our families rely on the Centre and appreciate how this will be felt within our community.

Please assist us by allowing us the time and space to re-establish a structure that will allow for supported contact to continue at a sustainable rate.

We are particularly interested in recruiting new volunteers that can join our team. Please forward this mail to friends or colleagues that you believe could make a positive difference to our resident families.

Thank you for your understanding during this difficult period.

We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded LuxLife's Parent and Baby award for Most Supportive Child Contact Centre in the East Midlands 2023! All of us here at Ruth's Place want the best for the families we support, and this has been recognised. https://www.lux-review.com/winners/derby-child-contact-centre/

It has been a tough year for us, with changes and challenges coming up one after the other, but the dedication of our volunteers has help us overcome it all! A huge thank you to those that donate their time and skills to give our familes the support they deserve, you are all amazing and we couldn't do it without you! 🥳▫️

A massive thank you to all our parents, volunteers and Localgiving for donating their time and finances to make our playground summer ready!

When the weather warms up we will be filling up the paddling pool and sand pit! 🌞🌞
Please remember to bring sun hats, sunscreen, towels and clothes as needed and remember to dry any wet feet before running though the centre 😉

Reminder: we are open as usual today. Happy Easter 🐣

Everyone is feeling the strain at the moment with prices all around us increasing, unfortunatley we are not immune to this. As a result we have had no choice other than to increase our prices. Starting Saturday 8th April the cost per session will rise to £10. If this will cause significant difficulty for you please do not hesitate to reach out. We are here to support all our families as we truely believe that cost should never be a barrier to a child seeing their family.

The Derby 10K is back and happening on Sunday 26th March. If you are interested in doing a run, walk or jog to help fundraise, get in touch! Hope to see some of you there! 🏃‍♀️🏃

We recieved this fantastic note over the weekend from one of the children. We love that you like it here!

Congratulations to our raffle winners!
Ticket numbers:
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Just a reminder that we are open as usual on 24th and 31st December! 🙂

A huge thank you to our volunteers who spent today wrapping up presents for all the children who will be here over the Christmas period! 🎁

A reminder that we are open as usual on Saturday 24th December and closed on the 25th. For those that should have a session on the 25th, we are open on Tuesday 27th instead.

We are loving our children's entrace makeover!