Children's centres
Thameside Children's Centre
Address
Thameside Primary School,
Manor Road,
Grays,
RM17 6EF
You can phone or visit the centre at the following times:
- Monday to Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm
- Fridays from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Mondays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Stay and play | No session 25 July. For ages 24 months to 60 months. Fun activities for you and your child. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 10am to 12:30pm | Job club | Support for families from an employment adviser. Book in advance by phoning 07776 245 301. |
| 11am to midday | Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) – you are not alone | Last session 4 July. For parents and carers. Book in advance. |
| 2pm to 3pm | Stay and play | No session 25 July. For ages 24 months to 60 months. Fun activities for you and your child. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
Tuesdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 1pm | Well baby clinic | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance by phoning 0300 300 1999. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Stay and play | No session 26 July. For ages 12 months to 24 months. Fun activities for you and your child. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 11am to midday | Stay and play | No session 26 July. For ages 12 months to 24 months. Fun activities for you and your child. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 1pm to 4:30pm | Domestic abuse and violence support | Phone 07494 167 408 to book in advance. |
| 2pm to 3pm | Let's talk with your baby | For ages 3 months to 12 months. A programme to promote positive adult-child interaction and communication skills, attachment, stimulation in a rich environment through interactive, fun activities. Book in advance. |
Wednesdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 1pm | Parents First – breastfeeding support | Support and information on pregnancy, birth and becoming a parent, provided by other parents. This is for families who are due to have a baby – during pregnancy, up to 3-to-6 months – and will become parents for the first time. All welcome. |
| 9am to 4pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Book in advance. |
| 9:15am to 10:15am | Bookstart corner | For ages 12 months to 30 months. A Booktrust programme to support families to develop a love of stories, books and rhymes to help their children's early reading skills. Book in advance. |
| 9:15am to 10:15am | Baby massage | For ages 0 to 12 months. The baby massage course offers a wonderful opportunity for you to bond and learn how to communicate with your baby through nurturing touch and massage in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Book in advance. |
| 10:30am to 11:30am | Special educational needs and disability (SEND) – Just for You | No session 6, 27 July. For children with additional support needs, ages 0 to 60 months. Fun activities for you and your child. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
| 11am to midday | Fun, food and fitness | For ages 18 months to 60 months. Fun, physical activities and ideas to keep your child healthy and fit. An opportunity for your child to try different types of food each week and for parents to receive advice on healthy eating including fussy eating and portion sizes. Book in advance. |
| 1:15pm to 2:15pm | Let's talk with your toddler | For ages 12 months to 24 months. A programme to support your child's communication and language skills, including advice and strategies you can use in the home. Book in advance. |
| 2pm to 3pm | Stay and play – worlds of discovery | No session 27 July. For ages 0 to 12 months. Fun activities for you and your baby. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
Thursdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am to 11am | Chatterbox | For ages 18 months to 60 months. A structured language group running for 6 to 8 weeks providing support, advice and guidance to help your child develop their communications skills. By referral only. |
| 9:30am to 11am | Phonics fun for little ones | 7, 14 July. For parents, carers and their children. Book in advance by phoning Thurrock Adult Community College on 01375 372 476. |
| 9:30am to 11am | Parental Outreach advice session | 21 July. Parent outreach workers provide high quality support and parental outreach services to families in their own home with a series of home visits. Parent outreach workers will also support parents to access and use services at the children's centre and in the community. Book in advance. |
| 2:45pm to 3:45pm | Baby massage | At Acorns Community Centre, Headon Hall, Crawford Avenue, Stifford Clays, RM16 2AS. For ages 0 to 12 months. The baby massage course offers a wonderful opportunity for you to bond and learn how to communicate with your baby through nurturing touch and massage in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Book in advance. |
| 2:45pm to 3:45pm | English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) | 4-week programme. A club for parents and carers to develop their speaking and listening skills in English with friends. Book in advance. |
Fridays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 1pm | Early interaction advice sessions | For ages 24 months to 60 months. By referral only. |
| 9am to 4pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Let's talk with your baby | For ages 3 months to 12 months. A programme to promote positive adult-child interaction and communication skills, attachment, stimulation in a rich environment through interactive, fun activities. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Messy play | 1, 8 July. At Drake Road Community Centre, Chafford Hundred, RM16 6PS. For ages 24 months to 60 months. A 4-week programme for families to support their child's learning through play. The sessions will also provide you with ideas on how to support your child's learning at home. Book in advance. |
| 11am to midday | Story and rhyme session | 1, 8 July. At Drake Road Community Centre, Chafford Hundred, RM16 6PS. For ages 24 months to 60 months. Fun activities for you and your child. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. Book in advance. |
| 11am to midday | Brighter Futures babies group | For ages 0 to 12 months. This group is for first-time parents and for parents where there is a large age gap who have had a baby during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It gives parents and baby a chance to socialise and meet others, and for parents to learn new skills to support their babies learning and development. Book in advance. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Stay and play – worlds of discovery | For ages 0 to 12 months. Fun activities for you and your baby. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. The session also shares ideas to support your child's learning at home. All welcome. |
Other activities
A wide range of activities are organised at children's centres across Thurrock, either regularly or from time to time. You can find out more about these activities in the document below. Check the timetables of individual children's centres for latest details.
Registration
You can use the registration form below to register yourself and your child at this children's centre, or any of our other children's centres.