Children's centres

Purfleet-on-Thames Family Hub

Address

Centurion Way, Purfleet-on-Thames, RM19 1ZZ

Contact

01375 652 104
Send email

You can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Purfleet-on-Thames 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: 

April Timetable: Purfleet (PDF 420.81KB)

What's on in April 2026

0-12 months:   

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity           

How to join in

Mondays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Soft Play       

13, 20 and 27 April  

All welcome

Tuesdays

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic Drop-in session

for ages 0 - 60 months

7, 14, 21 and 28 April

All welcome

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Stay and Weigh  

(For those attending the

Baby Weighing Clinic only)

7, 14, 21 and 28 April    

All welcome

Wednesdays

11am

Midday

Sensory Play for Babies   

8, 15, 22 and 29 April     

All welcome 

Thursdays

11am 

1pm 

B3 -Birth, Bumps and belonging. 

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

2 April  

All welcome 

Fridays

2pm

3pm

Baby Rhyme Time

10 and 24 April  

17

All welcome

12 - 24 months:

   

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Mondays

9:30am

10:30am

Start for life - Stay and Play 

13, 20 and 27 April  

All welcome

Tuesdays

9:30am

10:30am

Messy Play  

7, 14 and 28 April

All welcome

11am

Midday

Messy Play        

7, 14 and 28 April

All welcome

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic Drop-in session

for ages 0 - 60 months

7, 14, 21 and 28 April

All welcome

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Stay and Weigh    

(For those attending the

Baby Weighing Clinic only)

7, 14, 21 and 28 April

All welcome

Wednesdays

8:45am

11:30am

Speech and Language drop in Clinic

(1st Wednesday every month)

1 April

Appointment only by email:

Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk

9:30am

10:30am

Soft Play   

8, 15, 22 and 29 April 

All welcome

Thursdays

9:30am

10:30am

Stay and Play 

2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 April

All welcome

11am 

1pm 

B3 -Birth, Bumps and belonging. 

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

2 April

All welcome 

1:30pm

2:30pm

Sand and Water Play

9, 16, 23 and 30 April

All welcome

2pm

3pm

DIY Bird Feeders for 12 – 60 months 

2 April

Book in advance

Fridays

9:30am

10:30am

Arts and Crafts

10 and 24 April

17

All welcome

                   

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

24 - 60 Months:                                                            

Mondays

9:30am

10:30am

Start for life - Stay and Play     

13, 20 and 27 April 

All welcome

11:00am

Midday

Stay and Play       

13, 20 and 27 April   

All welcome

Tuesdays

11am

Midday

Messy Play      

7, 14 and 28 April  

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic Drop-in session

for ages 0 - 60 months

7, 14, 21 and 28 April

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Baby Stay and Weigh  

(For those attending the

Baby Weighing Clinic only)

7, 14, 21 and 28 April  

All welcome

Wednesdays

8:45am

11:30am

Speech and Language drop in Clinic

(1st Wednesday every month)

1 April

Appointment only by email:

Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk

9:30am

10:30am

Soft Play   

8, 15, 22 and 29 April 

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Easter Crafts

1 April

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Spring Crafts

8, 15, 22 and 29 April

All welcome

Thursday

9:30am

10:30am

Stay and Play 

2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 April

All welcome

11am

Midday

Bring a story to life 

9, 16, 23 and 30 April

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Sand and Water Play 

9, 16, 23 and 30 April

All welcome

2pm

3pm

DIY Bird Feeders for 12 – 60 months 

2 April

Book in advance

Fridays

9:30am

10:30am

Arts and Crafts

10 and 24 April

17

All welcome

11am

Midday

Chatterbox

10 and 24 April     

17        

Referral Only

                                                                                                                                       

5 – 19 Years:

Tuesdays

3:15pm

4:15pm

After School Stay and Play

(4- to 8-year-olds)

7, 14, 21 and 28 April

All welcome

                                         

General Family Hub Support Services:

Mondays

9:00am

1:00pm

1–2 Year Development Checks

Book in Advance

0300 300 1999

Tuesdays

9:30am

11:30am

1–2 Year development Checks

Book in Advance

0300 300 1999

Wednesdays

8:45am

Midday

Speech and Language drop in Clinic

(1st Wednesday every month)

1 April

Appointment only by email:

Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk

Thursdays

Midday

4:00pm

Forward Trust - Substance Misuse    

Book in advance by calling Lorraine Gray 07485359896

Fridays

9am

4pm

Parent Outreach Advice Session

17 April  

Book in Advance

01375 652104

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