Children's centres

Aveley Family Hub

Address

Aveley Primary School, Stifford Road, Aveley, RM15 4AA

Contact

01708 863 954

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

View the timetable as a PDF: 

What’s on in November 2025 

0 to 12 months:

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Mondays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Messy Play   

3, 10, 17 and 24 November

All welcome

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

3, 10, 17 and 24 November

All welcome

Wednesdays

11am

Midday

Stay and Play 

12, 19 and 26 November

All welcome

11am

Midday

Baby Massage   

5 November

Book in advance

9:30am

10:30am

Baby Massage  

5, 12, 19 and 26 November

Book in advance

Thursdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Soft Play

6 and 27 November 

All welcome

1pm 

2:30pm 

B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging 

A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage  

(0-24 months and parents to be) 

20 November       

All welcome 

Fridays

1:30pm

2:15pm

Story time and Rhymes  

7, 14, 21 and 28 November

All welcome

12 to 24 months:

Mondays

11am

Midday

Messy Play  

3, 10, 17 and 24 November

All welcome

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

3, 10, 17 and 24 November

All welcome

Tuesdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Sensory Play  

4, 11, 18 and 25 November   

All welcome

Wednesdays

9:30am

10:30am

Stay and Play 

5, 12, 19 and 26 November

All welcome

Thursdays

9:30am

10:30am

Soft Play  

6 and 27 November  

All welcome

1pm 

2:30pm 

B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging 

A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage  

(0-24 months and parents to be) 

20 November       

All welcome 

Fridays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Sensory Play  

7, 14, 21 and 28 November

All welcome

2:30pm

3:15pm

Story time and Rhymes    

7, 14, 21 and 28 November

All welcome

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

24 to 60 months:

Mondays

9:30am

10:30am

Messy Play   

3, 10, 17 and 24 November

All welcome

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

3, 10, 17 and 24 November

All welcome

Tuesdays

9:15am

10:15am

Arts and Crafts Winter

4, 11, 18 and 25 November  

All welcome

11am

Midday

Early Words Together 

4 November   

Book in advance

11am

Midday

Early Words Together   

11, 18 and 25 November

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Sensory Play  

4, 11, 18 and 25 November   

All welcome

Wednesdays

9:30am

10:30am

Stay and Play 

5, 12, 19 and 26 November

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Early Talk Boost  

5, 12 and 19 November  

Referral only

1:30pm

2:30pm

Bookstart Toddler  

26 November

Book in advance

Thursdays

11am

Midday

Soft Play    

6 and 27 November 

All welcome

Fridays

9.30am

10:30am

Stay and Play 

7, 14, 21 and 28 November 

All welcome

11am

Midday

Sensory Play 

7, 14, 21 and 28 November 

All welcome

2:30pm

3:15pm

Story time and Rhymes     

7, 14, 21 and 28 November

All welcome

5 to 19 years:

Mondays

9am

4.30pm

Child and Mental Health Services

(CAMHS)

Referral through service only

General Family Hub Support Services:

Mondays

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

All welcome

9am

5pm

Midwife Appointments

Book with your midwife

Tuesdays

1:30pm

3pm

1- and 2-year Developmental Checks

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

Wednesdays

9am

5pm

Midwife Appointments

Book with your midwife

9:30am

12:30pm

Pass Drop In

5 November

Drop In

10am

11am

Fussy Eating Workshop

19 November

Referral Only

Thursday

10am

11am

Behaviour Workshop

27 November   

Referral Only

Fridays

9:30am

12:30pm

1- and 2-year Developmental Checks

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

9am

4:30pm

Parent Outreach Advice Session

28 November  

Book in advance

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