Chadwell Family Hub
Address
Claudian Way, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4QEYou can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Chadwell Family Hub at the following times:
- Monday to Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm
- Fridays from 8:30am to 4:30pm
View timetable as PDF:
What’s on in June 2026
Start for Life - 0 to 12 months
Days of the week | Start | End | Activity | How to join in |
Tuesdays | 9:30am | 10:30am | Baby Massage 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 June | Book in advance |
1pm | 3pm | Infant Feeding | Book in advance 0300 300 1999 | |
Wednesdays | 9:30am | 11am | Start for Life – Stay and Play (0 to 2 years) | All welcome |
9:30am | 11am | Baby Weighing Clinic
| Drop in | |
Thursdays | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | Start for Life – Soft play 11 June | Book in advance |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Start for Life – Story and rhyme time 18 June | Book in advance | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Start for Life – Colour theme 25 June | Book in advance | |
Fridays | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | Messy Play 5 June | Book in advance |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Start for Life – Shiny theme 12 June | Book in advance | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Start for Life – Natural theme 19 June | Book in advance | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Start for life – Stay and Play 26 June | All welcome |
12 to 24 months
Mondays
| 9:30am | 10:15am | Story and rhyme time
| All welcome
|
Tuesdays | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | Start for Life – Bluey theme 2 June | Book in advance |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Start for Life – Painting and printing 9 June | Book in advance | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Start for Life – Sand and water play 23 June | Book in advance | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Start for Life – Stay and Play 30 June | All welcome | |
Wednesdays | 9:30am | 11am | Baby Weighing Clinic
| Drop in |
11:15am | Midday | Story time and rhymes 3 and 17 June | All welcome | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Bookstart Toddler (12 to 36 months) 10 June | Book in advance | |
Thursdays | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | Let’s talk with your Toddler 4, 11, 18 and 25 June | Book in advance |
Fridays | 11am | Midday | Start for Life - Stay and Play
| All welcome |
Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years
24 to 60 months
Mondays
| 9am | 4:30pm | Speech and Language Therapy | Referral only |
9:30am | 10:15am | Story and rhyme time
| All welcome | |
10:45am | 11:45am | Garden Group (weather permitting)
| All welcome | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Fun with Numbers 1 June | Book in advance | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Fun with Letters and Sounds 8 June | Book in advance | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Fun with Sand and Water 15 June | Book in advance | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Fun with Painting and printing 22 June | Book in advance | |
Tuesdays | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | Garden Play (weather permitting) 30 June | All welcome
|
Wednesdays | 11:15am | Midday | Story time and rhymes 3 and 17 June | All welcome |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Bookstart Toddler (12 to 36 months) 10 June | Book in advance | |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | Bring a story to Life – Hungry Caterpillar 24 June | Book in advance | |
Thursdays | 9am | 2pm | Developmental Checks
| Book in advance |
9:15am | 10:15am | Chatterbox | Referral only | |
Fridays | 9:30am | 10:30am | Stay and Play
| All welcome |
1:30pm | 2:30pm | SEND – Just for You At Tilbury Family Hub Aladdin’s Cave - Toy library and resource hire - will be attending on 19 June | All welcome Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information |
5 to 19 years
Tuesdays
| 3:15pm | 4:15pm | Outdoor Play (weather permitting) (4 to 8 years) 30 June | All welcome |
Wednesdays | 3:15pm | 4:15pm | After School Stay and Play (4 to 8 years)
| All welcome |
General Family Hub Support Services
Mondays | 10am | Midday | Local Area Coordinator Helen Catterick 22 June | Drop in For more information, please contact Helen on 07710950318 hcatterick@thurrock.gov.uk |
3pm | 4pm | Essentials Bank at Tilbury Family Hub | Drop in Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information | |
Tuesdays | 9am | 5pm | Midwife | Book in advance
|
10am | 3pm | Parental Outreach advice session 16 June | Book in advance | |
Wednesdays | 9am | 2:30pm | Midwife | Book in advance
|
2:30pm | 3:45pm | ONE COMMUNITY Steps to Success Job Club Opportunity | Drop in | |
Thursdays | 9:30am | 2:30pm | Changing Pathways
| Drop in |
3pm | 4pm | Essentials Bank at Tilbury Family Hub | Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information
| |
Saturdays | 9:30am | 11:30am | Dads or Partners Baby Morning Run by Parents 1st (0 to 4 years) 13 June | To book a space please go to www.parents1st.org.uk |
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.