Children's centres

Stifford Family Hub

Address

Belmont Castle Academy, Parker Road, Grays, RM17 5YN

Contact

01375 652 653

You can visit Brighter Futures Stifford Family Hub when open for activities or phone at the following times:

  • Monday to Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm
  • Fridays from 8:30am to 4:30pm

What’s on in February 2025

Start for Life: 0 to 2 years 

0 - 12 months 

Day

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Mondays

11.00am

12.00pm

Start for Life – Sensory Play

10th and 24th February

All welcome

Tuesdays

9:30am

10:30am

Start for Life – Let’s Talk with your Baby

Book in advance

9.30am

12.30pm

Infant Feeding Clinic

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

11.00am

12.00pm

Baby Rhyme Time

4th, 11th and 25th February

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

Start for Life – Stay and Play

4th, 11th, and 25th February

All welcome

Wednesdays

1.30pm

2.15pm

Stories and Rhymes

12th, and 26th February

All welcome

Thursdays

11.00am

1.00pm

B3 Bumps, Birth and Belonging

safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage (0-2 years) and parents to be.

13th February

All welcome

Fridays

9.30am

10.30am

Storytime and Rhyme

All welcome

10.00am

11.30am

Baby Weighing Clinic

All welcome

12.30pm

2.30pm

Infant Feeding Clinic

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

12 to 24 months

Mondays

9.30am

10.30am

Start for Life - Stay and Play

All welcome

11.00am

12.00am

Sensory Play

3rd and 17th February

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

3rd    - Fun with Sticking

10th   - Fun with Colours

17th  - Fun with Water

24th  - Fun with Mark Making

All welcome

Tuesdays

9.30am

10.30am

Messy Play

4th, 11th, and 25th February

All welcome

Wednesdays

2.30pm

3.15pm

Stories and Rhymes

12th and 26th February

All welcome

Thursdays

9.30am

10.30am

Bookstart Toddler

13th and 27th February

Book in advance

11.00am

1.00pm

B3 Bumps, Birth and Belonging

safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage (0-2 years) and parents to be.

13th February

All welcome

3.15pm

4.15pm

Stay and Play – After School Club

 6th, 20th and 27th February

All welcome

Fridays

11.00am

12.00pm

Storytime and Rhyme

All welcome

10.00am

11.30am

Baby Weighing Clinic

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

Winter Crafts

All welcome

 

Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years.

24 to 60 months

Mondays

11.00am

12.00pm

Sensory Play

3rd and 17th February

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

3rd    - Fun with Sticking

10th   - Fun with Colours

17th  - Fun with Water

24th  - Fun with Mark Making

All welcome

Tuesdays

9.30am

10.30am

Messy Play

4th, 11th and 25th February

All welcome

Wednesdays

9:30am

10.30am

Fun with Small World Play

5th, 12th and 19th February

All welcome

11.00am

12.00pm

Bring a Story to Life

5th   - Little Red Hen

12th - Animal Boogie

19th - Handa’s Surprise

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

Stay and Play

5th, 12th and 19th February

All welcome

2.30pm

3.15pm

Stories and Rhymes

12h and 26th February

All welcome

Thursdays

3.15pm

4.15pm

Stay and Play – After School Club

6th, 20th and 27th February

All welcome

Fridays

11.00am

12.00pm

Storytime and Rhyme

All welcome

10.00am

11.30am

Baby Weighing Clinic

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

Winter Crafts

All welcome

 

General Family Hub Support Services.

Mondays

8.30am

12.00pm

Housing Advice for Council Tenants

01375 652 652

Option 4

10.30am

12.30pm

Thurrock Virtual School  

Information, advice, and guidance on accessing support in education. For parents of children who are aged 2 to 18 years old.

17th February

Drop in

8.30am

3.00pm

Early Interaction Advice Therapy

17th February

Referral Only

9.00am

3.00pm

Joint OT/Physio Baby Clinic

3rd February

Referral Only

Tuesdays

12:30pm

2.30pm

One Plus One - Reducing Parental Conflict Programme

25th February

Drop in

Wednesdays

9.00am

4.00pm

Forward Trust - Addiction Service

Drop in

Lorraine. G   

07977 792 236

Thursdays

9.00am

10.00am

TACC – English for Beginners

Designed to help adult English learners develop the language skills needed for effective self-expression in English.

6th   - Listening and Speaking

13th - Reading and Writing

20th - Vocabulary

27th - Cultural and Practical Activities

All welcome

10.00am

12.30pm

Job club – Supported Families

Employment Advisor

Book in advance

07776 345 301

Fridays

1.00pm

4.30pm

Early Interaction Advice Therapy

7th February

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.

Family hub registration