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 September 2026 

 

Best Start in Life – 0 to 12 months: 

 

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Mondays

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

7, 14, 21 and 28 September

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Best Start In Life – Messy Play 

14, 21 and 28 September

All welcome

Tuesdays

11am

Midday

Best Start In Life - Sensory Play 

1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 September 

All welcome

Wednesdays

9:15am

10:15am

Best Start In Life – Soft Play

2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 September 

All welcome

12:30pm

2:30pm

Blooming Babies 

Infant Feeding Support Group. Join other mothers for a chat, reassurance, to share experiences and build connections in a friendly and relaxed environment.  

Babies are welcome.

(Last Wednesday in every month)

30 September

All welcome

Thursdays

1pm

2:30pm

B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging

A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage (0-24 months and parents to be)

17 September  

All welcome

11am

Midday

Baby Massage 

3, 10, 17 and 24 September

Book in advance

Fridays

11am

Midday

Best Start In Life - Stay and Play 

4, 11 and 18 September   

All welcome

1:30pm 

2:15pm 

Story time and Rhymes 

4, 11, 18 and 25 September   

All welcome

 

 

Best Start in Life – 12 to 24 months: 

 

Mondays

9:15am

10:15am

Best Start In Life - Messy Play   

14, 21 and 28 September 

All welcome

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

7, 14, 21 and 28 September

All welcome

Tuesdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Best Start In Life - Summer Crafts 

1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 September 

All welcome

Wednesdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Printing and Painting

2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 September 

All welcome

11am

Midday

Let’s talk with your Toddler   

2, 9, 16 and 23 September

Book in advance

Thursdays

9:30am

10:30am

Best Start In Life - Soft Play 

3, 10, 17 and 24 September

All welcome 

1:30pm

2:30pm

Fun with… 

3 – Singing

10 – Mark making 

17 – Role Play 

24 – Reading 

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)

17 September 

All welcome

Fridays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Best Start In Life - Stay and Play 

4, 11, 18 and 25 September   

All welcome

2:30pm 

3:15pm 

Story time and Rhymes   

4, 11, 18 and 25 September   

All welcome

 

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

 

24 to 60 months: 

Mondays

9:15am

10:15am

Messy Play   

14, 21 and 28 September 

All welcome

11am

Midday

Chatterbox

14, 21 and 28 September 

Referral only

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

7, 14, 21 and 28 September

All welcome

Tuesdays 

9:30am

10:30am

Sensory Play   

1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 September

All welcome

10am

11am

Chat, Play and Grow Stay and Play for 24 – 60 months. 

1, 8 and 15 September 

All welcome

 

1:30pm

2:30pm

Summer Crafts 

1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 September 

All welcome

Wednesdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Printing and Painting

2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 September

 

 

All welcome

Thursdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Fun with… 

3 – Singing

10 – Mark making 

17 – Role Play 

24 – Reading

All welcome

Fridays

9:30am

10:30am

Stay and Play  

4, 11 and 18 September   

All welcome

2:30pm 

3:15pm 

Story time and Rhymes    

4, 11, 18 and 25 September   

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

7, 14, 21 and 28 September

All welcome

Tuesdays

10am

11am

Language Focused Play Workshop

15 September    

Referral only 

9am

3pm

1- and 2-year Developmental Checks

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

Thursdays 

9am

5pm

Midwife Appointments

Book with your midwife

Fridays

9:30am

12:30pm

1- and 2-year Developmental Checks

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

12:30pm

2:30pm

1- and 2-year Developmental Checks

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

 

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.