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 | Activity sessions | For ages 12 months to 24 months. All welcome. 13 May – Fun with instruments. 20 May – Fun with painting. |
| 10am to midday | Number fun for little ones | 20 May. For ages 24 months to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 11am to midday | Messy play | 13, 20 May. For ages 0 to 60 months. All welcome. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Stay and play | 13, 20 May. For ages 12 months to 60 months. Fun activities for you and your child. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
Tuesdays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Domestic abuse and violence support with Changing Pathways | Drop-in support for parents and carers. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Stay and play | For ages 12 months to 24 months. Fun activities for you and your child. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares 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 | Stay and play | For ages 0 to 12 months. Fun activities for you and your baby. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 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. This session focuses on a chosen theme or storybook to help create and build learning around imaginary play. Book in advance. 7 May – 'The Train Ride'. 14 May – 'Poppy Cat's Happy Day'. 21 May – 'Look at Me'. 28 May – 'The Wheels on the Bus'. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Domestic abuse and violence support with Changing Pathways | Drop-in support for parents and carers. |
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. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Talk together | No session 29 May. For ages 24 months to 60 months. By referral only. |
| 10am to midday | Parents 1st – drop-in coffee morning | 1 May. Parents 1st are parents who provide support and information on pregnancy, birth and becoming a parent. This is for families who are due to have a baby – during pregnancy, up to 3-to-6 months – and will become parents for the first time. |
| 10am to midday | Parent outreach service – advice session | 29 May. Parent outreach workers provide high quality support and parental outreach services to families in their own home with a series of home visits. Parent outreach workers will also support parents to access and use services at family hubs and in the community. Book in advance. |
| 1pm to 2:30pm | Starting school – drop-in session | 15 May. This session is for all parents and carers who have a child starting school this September. It offers advice on getting your child ready for the next step. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Chatterbox | No sessions 22, 29 May. 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 | Stay and play | For ages 24 months to 60 months. Fun activities for you and your child. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
Thursdays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15am to 10:15am | Stay and play | For ages 12 months to 24 months. Fun activities for you and your child. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 11am to midday | Messy play | No session 30 May. For ages 12 months to 60 months. All welcome. |
| 11am to 1pm | B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging | 16 May. Peer support community for black and mixed black women who are soon to be parents or with a baby aged up to 2 years. All welcome. |
| 1pm to 2:30pm | Sensory play | No session 30 May. For ages 0 to 12 months. All welcome. |
Fridays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Sensory play | No session 31 May. For ages 0 to 12 months. 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. |
| 10am to 11:30am | Special event – messy play | 31 May. For ages 0 to 11 years. Book in advance. |
| 11am to midday | Rhyme time | No sessions 17, 31 May. For ages 12 months to 24 months. All welcome. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Activity sessions | For ages 12 months to 60 months. All welcome. 3 May – Fun with painting. 10 May – Fun with books and puppets. 24 May – Fun with gluing and sticking. 31 May – 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.