Children's centres

Purfleet-on-Thames Family Hub

Address

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

Contact

01375 652 104

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: 

What's on in August 2026 

 

 Best Start in Life - 0 to 12 months:

 

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity            

How to join in

 

Tuesdays

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic Drop-in session 

for ages 0 - 60 months 

4, 11, 18 and 25 August   

All welcome

 

1pm

2:30pm

Best Start In Life - Baby Stay and Weigh   

(For those attending the

Baby Weighing Clinic only) 

4, 11, 18 and 25 August     

All welcome

 

Wednesdays

11am

Midday

Best Start in Life – Baby Sensory 

19 and 26 August 

Book in advance

 

Thursdays

11am 

1pm 

B3 -Birth, Bumps and belonging. 

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

6 August  

All welcome 

 

Fridays 

2pm

3pm

Best Start In Life - Baby Rhyme Time

21 and 28 August   

All welcome

 

 

10am

11:30am

Special Event – Pirates and Princesses

21 August  

Book in advance

 

 

Best Start in Life - 12 to 24 months:

 

 

 

 

 

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity 

How to join in 

 

Mondays

9:30am

10:30am

Best Start In Life - Stay and Play 

10 and 24 August 

All welcome

 

11am

Midday

Best Start In Life - Stay and Play 

10 and 24 August 

All welcome

 

Tuesdays

9:30am

10:30am

Best Start In Life - Messy Play          

11, 18 and 25 August   

All welcome 

 

11am

Midday

Best Start In Life - Messy Play      

11, 18 and 25 August   

All welcome 

 

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic Drop-in session 

for ages 0 - 60 months 

4, 11, 18 and 25 August  

All welcome

 

1pm

2:30pm

Best Start In Life - Baby Stay and Weigh   

(For those attending the

Baby Weighing Clinic only)

4, 11, 18 and 25 August     

All welcome

 

Wednesdays

8:45am

11:30am

Speech and Language drop in Clinic 

(1st Wednesday every month) 

5 August 

Appointment only by email:

Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk

 

9:30am

10:30am

Best Start In Life - Soft Play    

19 and 26 August 

All welcome

 

1:30pm

2:30pm

Best Start In Life - Stay and Play   

5, 19 and 26 August

All welcome

 

Thursdays

9:30am

10:30am

Best Start In Life - Stay and Play   

13, 20 and 27 August 

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) 

6 August  

All welcome 

 

1:30pm

2:30pm

Best Start In Life - Sand and Water Play 

13, 20 and 27 August 

All welcome

 

Fridays

9:30am

10:30am

Best Start In Life - Arts and Crafts 

14 and 28 August   

All welcome

 

11am

Midday

Making a Bird Feeder

28 August  

All welcome

 

10am

11:30am

Special Event – Pirates and Princesses

21 August     

Book in advance

 

                     

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

24 - 60 Months:                                                             

Mondays

9:30am

10:30am 

Stay and Play 

10 and 24 August 

All welcome

 

11am

Midday

Best Start In Life - Stay and Play 

10 and 24 August 

All welcome

 

Tuesdays

11am

Midday

Messy Play       

11, 18 and 25 August    

All welcome 

 

1:30pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic Drop-in session 

for ages 0 - 60 months 

4, 11, 18 and 25 August  

All welcome

 

1:30pm

2:30pm

Baby Stay and Weigh   

(For those attending the

Baby Weighing Clinic only)

4, 11, 18 and 25 August     

All welcome

 

Wednesdays

8:45am

11:30am

Speech and Language drop in Clinic 

(1st Wednesday every month) 

5 August 

Appointment only by email:

Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk

 

9:30am

10:30am

Soft Play     

19 and 26 August

All welcome

 

1:30pm

2:30pm

Stay and Play   

5, 19 and 26 August

All welcome

 

Thursday

9:30am

10:30am

Stay and Play   

13, 20 and 27 August 

All welcome

 

11am

Midday

Printing and Painting   

13, 20 and 27 August 

All welcome

 

1:30pm

2:30pm

Sand and Water Play 

13, 20 and 27 August 

All welcome

 

Fridays

9:30am

10:30am

Arts and Crafts 

14 and 28 August   

All welcome

 

11am

Midday

Making a Bird Feeder

28 August 

All welcome

 

10am

11:30am

Special Event – Pirates and Princesses

21 August 

Book in advance

 
        

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

General Family Hub Support Services:

Mondays

9am

1pm

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) 

5 August  

Appointment only by email:

Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk

Thursdays

Midday 

4pm

Forward Trust - Substance Misuse     

 

Book in advance by calling Lorraine Gray 07485359896

9am

4pm 

Parent Outreach Advice Session

13 August 

Book in Advance 

01375 652104

Fridays

10am

11am

Potty Training Workshop

14 August   

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.