Children's centres
Aveley Family Hub
Address
Aveley Primary School,
Stifford Road,
Aveley,
RM15 4AA
You can phone and leave a message on our answering machine for Brighter Futures Aveley Family Hub at the following times:
- Mondays from 8:30am to 5pm
- Wednesdays from 8:30am to 5pm
Mondays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 4:30pm | Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) | For ages 0 to 19 years, or up to 25 years for young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). By referral only. |
| 9am to 5pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Phone your midwife to book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Start for life – Let's talk with your toddler | For ages 12 months to 24 months. This 4-week course promotes speech and language development with your child. Each week we will introduce new ideas to practice at home. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Start for life – Sensory Play | No session 1, 29 July. For ages 0 to 12 months. Fun activities for you and your child while using all the senses to explore. All welcome. |
| 10am to 11:30am | Chat, play and grow | 29 July. For ages 36 months to 48 months. Fun activities for you and your child. Sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development, encouraging speech and language, sharing and turn-taking, and exploring new and exciting activities. Sessions also offer ideas to support your child's learning at home, using the Parents Early Years Partnership (PEEP) programme. Book in advance. |
| 11am to midday | Start for life – Messy play | For ages 0 to 60 months. Messy activities for you and your child. Sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development, encouraging speech and language, sharing and turn-taking, and exploring new and exciting activities. Sessions also offer ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 11am to midday | Story time with puppets | No session 1, 29 July. For ages 0 to 24 months. All welcome. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Start for life – Stay and play | For ages 12 months to 60 months. Fun activities for you and your child. Sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development, encouraging speech and language, sharing and turn-taking, and exploring new and exciting activities. Sessions also offer ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Rhyme time | No session 1 July. For ages 0 to 12 months. All welcome. |
Tuesdays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Domestic abuse and violence support with Changing Pathways | Drop-in support for victims – female and male – of domestic abuse and violence. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Start for life – Stay and play | For ages 12 months to 24 months. Fun activities for you and your child. Sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development, encouraging speech and language, sharing and turn-taking, and exploring new and exciting activities. Sessions also offer ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 9:30am to 11am | Baby weighing clinic | Drop-in session for ages 0 to 5 years. All welcome. |
| 11am to midday | Start for life – Soft play | All welcome. 2 July – For ages 0 to 12 months. 9 July – For ages 12 months to 24 months. 16 July – For ages 0 to 12 months. 23 July – For ages 12 months to 24 months. 30 July – For ages 0 to 12 months. |
| 11:30am to 3pm | 1 year-olds and 2 year-olds development assessment checks | Health and development assessment to check your child's weight, height, learning, diet and behaviour. Book in advance by phoning 0300 300 1999. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Bring a story to life | For ages 0 to 60 months. Sessions focus on a chosen theme or storybook to help create and build learning around imaginary play. Book in advance. 2 July – 'A Piece of Cake'. 9 July – 'Crunch Munch'. 16 July – 'Smiley Shark'. 23 July – 'Dear Zoo'. 30 July – 'Three Little Pigs'. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | The Walkie Talkies | Walk and talk sessions led by Parents 1st. For anyone who is a new parent or currently pregnant, offering a chance for some outside exercise and to get to know new parents in your area. Book in advance. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Domestic abuse and violence support with Changing Pathways | Drop-in support for victims – female and male – of domestic abuse and violence. |
Wednesdays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 5pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Phone your midwife to book in advance. |
| 9:15am to 10:15am | Rhyme time | No session 3, 31 July. For ages 12 months to 60 months. All welcome. |
| 9:15am to 10:15am | Start for life – Sensory Play | 24 July. For ages 0 to 12 months. Fun activities for you and your child while using all the senses to explore. All welcome. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Chatterbox | 17 July. For ages 24 months to 36 months. A structured language group running for 6 to 8 weeks providing support, advice and guidance to help your child develop their communications skills. By referral only. |
| 10am to midday | Parents 1st – Antenatal information session | No session 24, 31 July. A 3-week programme for those in week 20 of pregnancy and beyond to help prepare for labour, birth and becoming a parent. These informal antenatal sessions are run by trained peer supporters from Parents 1st. Sessions are free. They offer a great opportunity to ask questions and share any worries or concerns that you may have. |
| 10am to midday | Parent outreach advice session | Fourth Wednesday of the month. One-to-one support with one of our parent outreach workers who can help with a range of parenting interventions. Book in advance. |
| 12:30pm to 2:30pm | Paediatric First Aid Awareness | 10 July. For parents and carers. Book in advance. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Start for life – Stay and play | No session 3, 17 July. For ages 12 months to 60 months. Fun activities for you and your child. Sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development, encouraging speech and language, sharing and turn-taking, and exploring new and exciting activities. Sessions also offer ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Chatterbox | No session 3, 10, 17 July. For ages 24 months to 36 months. A structured language group running for 6 to 8 weeks providing support, advice and guidance to help your child develop their communications skills. By referral only. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Talk boost | 17 July. For ages 36 months to 60 months. By referral only. |
| 2pm to 3pm | Chatterbox | 3 July. For ages 24 months to 36 months. A structured language group running for 6 to 8 weeks providing support, advice and guidance to help your child develop their communications skills. By referral only. |
| 2pm to 3pm | Start for life – Stay and play | 3 July. For ages 12 months to 60 months. Fun activities for you and your child. Sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development, encouraging speech and language, sharing and turn-taking, and exploring new and exciting activities. Sessions also offer ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
Thursdays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15am to 10:15am | Start for life – Stay and play | For ages 12 months to 24 months. Fun activities for you and your child. Sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development, encouraging speech and language, sharing and turn-taking, and exploring new and exciting activities. Sessions also offer ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 11am to midday | Start for life – Messy play | For ages 12 months to 60 months. Messy activities for you and your child. Sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development, encouraging speech and language, sharing and turn-taking, and exploring new and exciting activities. Sessions also offer ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 11am to 1pm | B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging | Third Thursday of the month. A safe place for parents and carers with a child under 2 years, and for parents to be, of Afro-Caribbean heritage. All welcome. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Start for life – Sensory Play | For ages 0 to 12 months. Fun activities for you and your child while using all the senses to explore. All welcome. |
Fridays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Start for life – Sensory Play | For ages 12 months to 24 months. Fun activities for you and your child while using all the senses to explore. All welcome. |
| 9:30am to 12:30pm | 1 year-olds and 2 year-olds development assessment checks | Health and development assessment to check your child's weight, height, learning, diet and behaviour. Book in advance by phoning 0300 300 1999. |
| 11am midday | Start for life – Stay and play | For ages 12 months to 24 months. Fun activities for you and your child. Sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development, encouraging speech and language, sharing and turn-taking, and exploring new and exciting activities. Sessions also offer ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Activity sessions | For ages 12 months to 60 months. All welcome. 5 July – Fun with painting. 12 July – Fun with books and puppets. 19 July – Fun with instruments. 26 July – Fun with mark-making. |
More activities and support
A wide range of activities are organised at other family hubs across Thurrock. You can find out more about these activities in the document below. Check the timetables of individual family hubs for latest details.
For information on local support services during pregnancy and for families with a baby up to 2 years-old, go to Start for Life.
Registration
You can use the registration form below to register yourself and your child at this family hub, or any of our other family hubs.