Stanford Family Hub
Address
Copland Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0DFYou can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Stanford Family Hub at the following times:
- Tuesdays from 8:30am to 5pm
- Thursdays from 8:30am to 5pm
View timetable as PDF:
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 | 9:30am | 10:30am | Music and Rhyme 5 October | Book in advance |
9:30am | 10:30am | Stay and Play – Natural theme 12 October | Book in advance | |
9:30am | 10:30am | Fun with Books 19 October | Book in advance | |
9:30am | 10:30am | Fun with Toys 26 October | Book in advance | |
Wednesday | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | Baby Massage Starts 7 October | Book in advance |
Thursdays
| 1.30pm | 2.30pm | Just for You 1, 8,15 and 22 October | All welcome |
1:30pm | 3pm | Just for You 29 October | All welcome | |
Fridays | 10:45am | 11:45am | Stay and Play 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 October | All welcome |
Best Start in Life - 12 to 24 months
Mondays | 1pm | 2pm | Role Play 5 October | Book in advance |
1pm | 2pm | Printing and Painting 12 October | Book in advance | |
1pm | 2pm | Sand and Water Play 19 October | All welcome | |
Tuesdays | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | Messy Play 20 October | Book in advance |
Wednesdays
| 11am | Midday | Bookstart Toddler (12 to 36 months) 7 October | Book in advance |
11am | Midday | Toddlers into Books 14 and 21 October | Book in advance | |
Thursdays | 10:45am | 11:45am | Stay and play | All welcome |
1.30pm | 2.30pm | Just for You 1, 8,15 and 22 October | All welcome | |
1:30pm | 3pm | Just for You 29 October | All welcome
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1:30pm | 2:30pm | Let’s Talk with your Toddler 9, 16, 23 and 30 October | Book in advance |
Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years
24 to 60 months
Mondays | 10am | 11am | Chat Play Grow 5, 12 and 19 October | All welcome |
Wednesdays
| 9:30am | 10:30am | Music and movement 14 October | All welcome |
9:30am | 10:30am | Sand and Water Play 21 October | All welcome | |
11am | Midday | Bookstart Toddler (12 to 36 months) 7 October | Book in advance | |
1pm | 2pm | Early Words Together Starts 7 October | Book in advance | |
Thursdays | 9:15am | 10:15am | Stay and play | All welcome |
1.30pm | 2.30pm | Just for You 1,8,15 and 22 October | All welcome | |
1:30pm | 3pm | Just for You 29 October | All welcome | |
Fridays | 9:15am | 10:15am | Chatterbox | Referral only |
5 to 19 years
Mondays | 3pm | 4pm | Spooky Fun (4 to 8 years) 26 October | Book in advance |
3:30pm | 4:30pm | Biscuit and Cake Decorating (4 to 8 years) 5 October | Book in advance | |
3:30pm | 4:30pm | Autumn Crafts (4 to 8 years) 19 October | Book in advance | |
Tuesdays
| 3:30pm | 4:30pm | Arts and Crafts (4 to 8 years) 6 October | Book in advance |
Thursdays | 1:30pm | 3pm | Just for You (5 to 11 years) 29 October | All welcome |
General Family Hub Support Services
Tuesdays | 10am | Midday | Thurrock Pre- School Sensory group for Deaf and visual impaired Children 6 October | For more information please contact s.ablin.scs@osborne.coop |
11am | Midday | Family Hub information session 20 October | All welcome | |
Fridays | 9:30am | 4pm | Parental Outreach Advice Session 9 October
| Book in advance |
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.