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 May 2026

0 to 12 months:

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Mondays

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

11 and 18 May

All welcome

12:30pm

1:30pm

Stay and Play – Music and Rhymes    18 May

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Perinatal Mental Health – Crafts and discussions  

11 May

All welcome

Tuesdays

11am

Midday

Start for Life - Sensory Play

5, 12, 19 and 26 May

All welcome

Wednesdays

10am

11am

Special Event: Pirates and Princesses

27 May

Book in advance

11am

Midday

Baby Massage  

6, 13 and 20 May (3 and 10 June)

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Special Event: Pirates and Princesses

27 May

Book in advance

Thursdays

11am

Midday

Start for Life – Soft Play  

7, 14, 21 and 28 May 

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)

21 May

All welcome

Fridays

11am

Midday

Start for Life - Stay and Play  

1, 8, 15 and 22 May  

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:15pm

Story time and Rhymes 

1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 May

All welcome

12 to 24 months:

Mondays

11am

Midday

Messy Play  

11 and 18 May

All welcome

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

11 and 18 May

All welcome

Tuesdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Spring Craft

5, 12, 19 and 26 May

All welcome

Wednesdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Early Talk Boost

6, 13 and 20 May

Book in advance

10am

11am

Special Event: Pirates and Princesses

27 May

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Special Event: Pirates and Princesses

27 May

Book in advance

Thursdays

9:30am

10:30am

Soft Play

7, 14, 21 and 28 May 

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)

21 May

All welcome

Fridays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Stay and Play  

1, 8, 15 and 22 May  

All welcome

2:30pm

3:15pm

Story time and Rhymes    

1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 May

All welcome

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

24 to 60 months:

Mondays

9:30am

10:30am

Messy Play   

11 and 18 May

All welcome

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

11 and 18 May

All welcome

Tuesdays

9:30am

10:30am

Sensory Play  

5, 12, 19 and 26 May

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Spring Crafts

5, 12, 19 and 26 May

All welcome

Wednesdays

9am

10am

Chatterbox   

6, 13 and 20 May

Referral only

10am

11am

Special Event: Pirates and Princesses

27 May

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Special Event: Pirates and Princesses

27 May

Book in advance

Thursdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Bring a story to life   

7, 14, 21 and 28 May  

All welcome

Fridays

9:30am

10:30am

Stay and Play  

1, 8, 15 and 22 May  

All welcome

2:30pm

3:15pm

Story time and Rhymes     

1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 May

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

9am

5pm

Midwife Appointments

Book with your midwife

9am

4:30pm

Parent Outreach Advice Session

11 May

Book in advance

1pm

2.30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

11 and 18 May

All welcome

Tuesdays

2pm

3pm

Language Focused Play Workshop

26 May 

Referral only

9am

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

20 May

Drop In

Thursday

10am

11am

Let’s talk Potty Training 

28 May 

Referral only

Fridays

9:30am

12:30pm

1- and 2-year Developmental Checks

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

 

10am

11am

Fussy Eating Workshop

8 May

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.