Children's centres
Purfleet-on-Thames Family Hub
Address
Centurion Way,
Purfleet-on-Thames,
RM19 1ZZ
You can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Purfleet-on-Thames Family Hub at the following times:
- Monday to Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm
- Fridays from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Mondays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Start for life – Stay and play | For ages 24 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. |
| 11am to midday | Start for life – Stay and play | For ages 0 to 12 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. |
| 1pm to 4pm | 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 | 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. |
Tuesdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 10am | 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 11:30am | 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. |
| 10am to 11am | Start for life – Stay and play | For ages 12 months to 36 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. |
| 10am to midday | Parent outreach advice session | 23 July. One-to-one support with one of our parent outreach workers who can help with a range of parenting interventions. Book in advance. |
| 1pm to 2:30pm | Baby weighing clinic | Drop-in session for ages 0 to 5 years. All welcome. |
| 1pm to 2:30pm | Baby stay and weigh | Only for those attending the baby weighing clinic. |
| 1pm to 2:30pm | The Walkie Talkies | 23 July. 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. |
Wednesdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 8:45am to midday | Speech and language clinic | First Wednesday of the month. For ages 18 months to 60 months. By appointment only. Email drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk |
| 9:15am to 10:15am | Start for life – Messy play | No session 3, 17 July. For ages 24 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. |
| 10:45am to 11:45am | Start for life – Stay and play | No session 3, 17 July. 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. |
| 1pm to 2pm | Start for life – Stay and play | No session 10, 17 July. For ages 24 months to 36 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 | Start for life – Baby massage | No session 3 July. For ages 0 to 12 months. This 5-week course offers a wonderful opportunity for you to bond and learn how to communicate with your baby through gentle strokes using your hands. Each week we will focus on a different part of your baby's body. Book in advance. |
| 2:30pm to 3:30pm | Art and craft | No session 10, 17 July. For ages 12 months to 24 months. All welcome. |
Thursdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Art and craft | No session 18 July. For ages 24 months to 60 months. All welcome. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Rhyme time | No session 4, 11 July. For ages 12 months to 24 months. All welcome. |
| 11am to midday | Start for life – Let's talk with your baby | No session 18 July. For ages 0 to 12 months. This 4-week course promotes attachment and communication skills through interactive, fun and exciting activities with your baby each week. Book in advance. |
| 11am to midday | Bring a story to life | No session 4, 11 July. For ages 12 months to 24 months. Sessions focus on a chosen theme or storybook to help create and build learning around imaginary play. All welcome. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Junk modelling | No session 18 July. For ages 24 months to 60 months. All welcome. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Fun with instruments | No session 4, 11 July. For ages 12 months to 24 months. All welcome. |
Fridays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15am to 10:15am | 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. |
| 11am to midday | Start for life – Sensory Play | No session 5, 12 July. For ages 0 to 12 months. Fun activities for you and your child while using all the senses to explore. All welcome. |
| 11am to midday | Art and craft | For ages 24 months to 36 months. All welcome. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Shape printing | No session 5, 12 July. For ages 12 months to 24 months. All welcome. |
| 2pm to 3pm | Chatterbox | Term-time only. For ages 24 months to 36 months. A structured language group providing support, advice and guidance to help your child develop their communications skills. By referral only. |
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.