Children's centres

Chadwell Family Hub

Address

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

Contact

01375 840 433

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

View timetable as PDF: What’s on 

 

What’s on in October 2026

 

Best Start in Life - 0 to 12 months 

 

Days of the week 

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Mondays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Messy Play

5 October

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Stay and Play – Black and White theme

19 October

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Stay and Play – Red and Green theme

26 October 

All welcome

Tuesdays

1pm

3pm

Infant Feeding

 

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

Wednesdays

9:30am

11am

Stay and Play

(0 to 2 years)

7 and 21 October

All welcome

9:30am

11am

Baby Weighing Clinic

7, 14 and 21 October

Drop in

Thursdays

2pm 

3:30pm

Bloom and Bond – A creative wellbeing session for new and expectant parents

22 October

Book in advance

Fridays

 

1:30pm

2:30pm

Autumn Fun

23 October

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Stay and Play – Shiny theme

30 October

All welcome

 

Best Start in Life - 12 to 24 months

 

Mondays

 

9:30am

10:15am

Story and rhyme time

 

All welcome

 

Tuesdays

10am

11am

Outdoor Play

6 October

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Spooky Fun

27 October 

Book in advance

Wednesdays

9:30am

11am

Stay and Play

(0 to 2 years)

7 and 21 October

All welcome

9:30am

11am

Baby Weighing Clinic

7,14 and 21 October

Drop in

11:15am

Midday

Story time and rhymes

21 October

All welcome

 Fridays

11am

Midday

Stay and Play

2, 9, 16 and 30 October

All welcome

11am

Midday

Autumn Fun

23 October

Book in advance

 

 

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

 

24 to 60 months 

Mondays

 

9am

4:30pm

Speech and Language Therapy

Referral only

9:30am

10:15am

Story and rhyme time

 

All welcome

10:45am

11:45am

Arts and Crafts

5 October

Book in advance

10:45am

11:45am

Fun with Construction

12 October

All welcome

10:45am

11:45am

Gluing and Sticking

19 October

Book in advance

10:45am

11:45am

Let’s Talk Potty Training

26 October

Book in advance

Tuesdays

10:30am

11:30am

Spooky Fun

27 October

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Outdoor Play

6 October

All welcome

Wednesdays

11:15am

Midday

Story time and rhymes

21 October

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Messy Play

7 October

 

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Fun with Slime and Playdough

21 October

 

Book in advance

Thursdays

9am 

2pm

Developmental Checks

Book in advance

Fridays

9:30am

10:30am

Stay and Play

2, 9,16 and 30 October 

All welcome

9:30am

10:30am

Autumn Fun

23 October 

Book in advance

 

 

 

5 to 19 years

Wednesdays

2:30pm

3:30pm

Outdoor Play (4 to 8 years)

21 October

All welcome

3:15pm

4:15pm

 After School Stay and Play

 (4 to 8 years)

  7 October

All welcome

 

 

 

  General Family Hub Support Services

Mondays

10am 

Midday

Local Area Coordinator

Helen Catterick

19 October

Drop in

Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information

3pm

4pm

Essentials Bank at 

Tilbury Family Hub

Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information

Please call Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 for more information

Tuesdays

9am 

5pm

Midwife 

Book in advance

 

10am 

12:30pm

EPEC – Being a Parent Group 

 

Book in advance

9:30am

3pm

Parental Outreach Advice Session

13 October

Book in advance

Wednesdays

9am

2:30pm

Midwife 

Book in advance

 

2:30pm

3:45pm

ONE COMMUNITY Steps to Success Job Club Opportunity

Drop in

Thursdays

9:30am

2:30pm

Changing Pathways

 

Drop in

 

Saturdays

9:30am 

11:30am

Dads or Partners

Baby Morning

Run by Parents 1st

(0 to 4 years)

17 October

 

To book a space please go to www.parents1st.org.uk

 

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.