Children's centres

Purfleet-on-Thames Family Hub

Address

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

Contact

01375 652 104
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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: 

Purfleet Timetable - January 2026 (PDF 381.92KB)

What's on in January 2026

0-12 months:

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity           

How to join in

Mondays

11am

Midday

Start for life – Stay and Play      

5 ,12 ,19 and 26 January  

All welcome

Tuesdays

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic      

Drop-in session

for ages 0 - 60 months

6, 13, 20 and 27 January

All welcome

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Stay and Weigh  

(For those attending the

Baby Weighing Clinic only)

6, 13, 20 and 27 January

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) 

8 January

All welcome 

9:30am

10:30am

Baby Rhyme Time

15 and 22 January

Book in advance

Fridays

9:30pm

10:30am

Sensory Play

9, 16, 23 and 30 January

Book in Advance

12 - 24 months:

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Mondays

9:30am

10:30am

Fun with…    

5   Small World

12 Paint

19 Shapes

26 Colours    

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Soft Play       

5, 12, 19 and 26 January           

All welcome

Tuesdays

9:30am

10:30am

Messy Play      

6,13,20 and 27 January

All welcome

11am

Midday

Messy Play      

6,13,20 and 27 January

All welcome

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic       

Drop-in session for ages

6,13,20 and 27 January

All welcome

1pm

2:30pm

Baby Stay and Weigh  

(For those attending the

Baby Weighing Clinic only)

6,13,20 and 27 January

All welcome

Wednesdays

8:45am

11:30am

Speech and Language drop in Clinic

(1st Wednesday every month)

7 January

Appointment only by email:

Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk

9:30am

10:30am

Soft Play    

14, 21 and 28 January 

All welcome

Thursdays

9:30am

11:30am

Unity in Diversity – Celebrating the richness of Muslim Cultures  

A wonderful opportunity to build connections, gain support and enjoy quality time with your child.

29 January (last Thursday of every month)

Book in advance

11am 

1pm 

B3 -Birth, Bumps and belonging. 

A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage  

(0-24 months and parents to be) 

8th January

All welcome 

Fridays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Stay and Play

9, 16, 23 and 30 January

All welcome

                    

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

24 - 60 Months:                                                            

Mondays

9:30am

10:30am

Fun with…    

5   Small World

12 Paint

19 Shapes

26 Colours   

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Soft Play       

5, 12, 19 and 26 January           

All welcome

Tuesdays

11am

Midday

Messy Play      

6, 13, 20 and 27 January

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

Drop-in session for ages 

6, 13, 20 and 27 January

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Baby Stay and Weigh  

(For those attending the

Baby Weighing Clinic only)

6, 13, 20 and 27 January

All welcome

Wednesdays

8:45am

11:30am

Speech and Language drop in Clinic

(1st Wednesday every month)

7 January

Appointment only by email:

Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk

9:30am

10:30am

Soft Play    

14, 21 and 28 January 

All Welcome

11am

Midday

Arts and Crafts    

14, 21 and 28 January  

All welcome

Thursday

11am

Midday

Bring a story to life  

15 and 22 January

All welcome

9:30am

11:30am

Unity in Diversity – Celebrating the richness of Muslim Cultures  

A wonderful opportunity to build connections, gain support and enjoy quality time with your child.

29 January (Last Thursday every month)

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Fun with…           

15 Playdough

22 Numbers

29 Stories and Rhymes

All welcome
 

11am

Midday

Chatterbox

9, 16, 23 and 30 January

Referral Only

1:30pm

2:30pm

Stay and Play

9, 16, 23 and 30 January     

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)

7 January

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
 

9am

4pm

Parent Outreach Advice Session

16 January

Book in Advance

10am

11am

Potty Training Workshop

23 January 

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.

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