Access Centre Services
Some parenting-time plans need a setting outside the home or community. Renew’s access-centre services give families a private, prepared space where supervised visits can take place with one family booked at a time, a supervisor present, and the plan already in place guiding the visit.
Why Families Use an Access Centre
Private Visits
A Prepared Start
A Prepared Start
Access-centre visits are booked privately, not shared with multiple families at once. This can make the visit feel less public and give the child more room to settle into the time.
A Prepared Start
A Prepared Start
A Prepared Start
The setting is arranged before the visit begins. The supervisor, timing, activities, and documentation are guided by the order, agreement, or service plan already in place.
Simple Moments
A Prepared Start
Simple Moments
A visit does not need to be filled with big plans. The space allows for games, reading, snacks, conversation, or play while the supervisor remains present.
Access-Centre Visits
What Happens During the Visit
An access-centre visit is supervised parenting time in a private, prepared setting. The supervisor remains present, follows the order, agreement, or service plan, supports the structure of the visit, and documents what happens within Renew’s supervised parenting time role.
The centre gives the visit a place to begin, but the visit does not always need to remain inside the centre unless the plan says otherwise. When permitted, families may use the centre, go to a nearby park or green space, return later, or build the visit around simple activities such as games, a show, snacks, conversation, play, or preparing a meal. Pickering also has a full kitchen, which can be used when a visit is arranged around preparing or sharing a meal.
