Children's centres

Address

Claudian Way, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4QE

Contact

01375 840 433

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You can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Chadwell Family Hub at the following times:

Monday to Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm
Fridays from 8:30am to 4:30pm

What’s on in July 2025

Start for Life – 0 to 2 years

0 to 12 months

Days of the week	Start	End	Activity	How to join in
Mondays	1:30pm	2:30pm	Start for Life – Shiny and Lights Sensory Play 7 July	All welcome
Mondays	1:30pm	2:30pm	Start for Life – Black and White Sensory Play 28 July	All welcome
Tuesdays	1pm	3pm	Infant Feeding	Book in advance 0300 300 1999
Wednesdays	9:15am	10am	Story time and Rhymes 2 and 30 July	All welcome
	9:30am	11am	Baby Weighing Clinic	Drop in
	1:30pm	2:30pm	Start for Life - Let’s Talk with Your Baby (3 to 12 months)	Book in advance

12 to 24 months

Tuesdays	9:30am	10:30am	Outdoor Play (12 to 60 months) 29 July	All welcome
Wednesdays	9:30am	11am	Baby Weighing Clinic	Drop in
	9:30am	10:30am	Start for Life - Little Movers 9 July	Book in advance
	9:30am	10:30am	Start for Life - Fun with Mark Making 23 July	Book in advance
	10:15am	11am	Story time and Rhymes 2 and 30 July	All welcome
Thursdays	9am	1pm	Developmental Checks	Book in advance
Fridays	11am	Midday	Start for Life Stay and Play 4 and 18 July	All welcome

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

24 to 60 months

Mondays	9:30am	10:30am	Garden Group 7, 21 and 28 July	All welcome
	11am	Midday	Ready Steady School (36 to 60 months) 7 and 21 July	Book in advance
Tuesdays	9:30am	10:30am	Outdoor Play 29 July	All welcome
Wednesdays	10:15am	11am	Story time and Rhymes 2 and 30 July	All welcome
Wednesdays	1:30pm	2:30pm	Fun with Colour, Shapes and Numbers 9 July	Book in advance
Thursdays	9am	2pm	Developmental Checks	Book in advance
Fridays	9:30am	10:30am	Stay and Play – 4 and 18 July	All welcome
Fridays	1:30pm	2:30pm	SEND – Just for You 4, 11, 18 and 25 July At Tilbury Family Hub	All welcome Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information

5 to 19 years

Fridays

3:15pm

4:15pm

After School Stay and Play

(4 to 8 years)

4, 11 and 18 July

All welcome

General Family Hub Support Services

Mondays	10am	Midday	Local Area Coordinator – Helen Catterick 14 and 28 July	Drop in For more information please contact Helen on 07710950318 hcatterick@thurrock.gov.uk
Mondays	3pm	4pm	Essentials Bank at Tilbury Family Hub	Drop in Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information
Tuesdays	9am	5pm	Midwife Clinic	Book in advance
	9:30am	2:30pm	EPEC Parent Group Leader Training	Book in advance 01375 840433
	3pm	4pm	Essentials Bank at Tilbury Family Hub	Drop in Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information
Wednesdays	9am	2.30pm	Midwife	Book in advance
	10am	Midday	PATT (SEND Parent Advisory Team Thurrock) 16 July	Book in advance 07702127252
	2.30pm	3:45pm	ONE COMMUNITY Steps to Success Job Club Opportunity	Drop in
	3pm	4pm	Essentials Bank at Tilbury Family Hub	Drop in Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information
Thursdays	9:30am	4:30pm	Changing Pathways	Drop in
	10am	2pm	Prevention and Support Service (PASS) 17 July	Drop in
	3pm	4pm	Essentials Bank at Tilbury Family Hub	Drop in Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information
Fridays	10am	Midday	Brook C- card Collection drop-in for young people (13 to 24 years) 4 July	Drop in
Fridays	3pm	4pm	Essentials Bank at Tilbury Family Hub	Drop in Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information

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.

Types of activity at Brighter Futures family hubs (PDF 222.90KB)

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