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 February 2026

0 to 12 months:

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Mondays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Start for Life - Messy Play   

2, 9, 16 and 23 February

All welcome

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

2, 9, 16 and 23 February

All welcome

Tuesdays

11am

Midday

Start for Life - Sensory Play

3, 10, 17 and 24 February

All welcome

Wednesdays

11am

Midday

Start for Life - Baby Massage

4, 11, 18 and 25 February

Book in advance

Thursdays

11am

Midday

Start for Life - Soft Play

5, 12, and 26 February

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)

19 February

All welcome

Fridays

1:30pm

2:15pm

Story time and Rhymes 

6, 13 and 27 February

All welcome

12 to 24 months:

Mondays

11am

Midday

Messy Play  

2, 9, 16 and 23 February

All welcome

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

2, 9, 16 and 23 February

All welcome

Tuesdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Arts and Crafts

3, 17 and 24 February

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Valentines Day Crafts 

10 February

All welcome

Wednesdays

9:30am

10:30am

Let’s talk with your Toddler

4, 11, 18 and 25 February

Book in advance

Thursdays

9:30am

10:30am

Fun with Small World 

5, 12, 19 and 26 February

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)

19 February

All welcome

Fridays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Stay and Play  

6, 13 and 27 February

All welcome

10am

11am

Chinese New Year Celebrations

20 February

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Chinese New Year Celebrations 

20 February

All welcome

2:30pm

3:15pm

Story time and Rhymes    

6, 13 and 27 February

All welcome

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

24 to 60 months:

Mondays

9:30am

10:30am

Messy Play   

2, 9, 16 and 23 February

All welcome

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

2, 9, 16 and 23 February

All welcome

Tuesdays

9:30am

10:30am

Sensory Play  

3, 10, 17 and 24 February

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Arts and Crafts

3, 17 and 24 February

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Valentines Day Crafts 

10 February

All welcome

Thursdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Bring a story to life

5, 12 and 26 February

All welcome

Fridays

9:30am

10:30am

Stay and Play

6, 13 and 27 February

All welcome

10am

11am

Chinese New Year Celebrations

20 February

All welcome

11am

Midday

Fun with Small World 

6, 13 and 27 February

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Chinese New Year Celebrations

20 February

All welcome

2:30pm

3:15pm

Story time and Rhymes     

6, 13 and 27 February

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

10am

11am

Language Focused Play Workshop

17 February 

Referral only

Wednesdays

9am

5pm

Midwife Appointments

Book with your midwife

9:30am

12:30pm

Pass Drop In

25 February

Drop In

Fridays

9:30am

12:30pm

1- and 2-year Developmental Checks

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

10am

11am

Fussy Eating Workshop

6 February   

Referral Only

9am

4pm

Parent Outreach Advice Session

27 February

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