Children's centres
Thameside Children's Centre
Address
Thameside Primary School,
Manor Road,
Grays,
RM17 6EF
Timetable from June 2018 – the centre is open Monday to Friday, from 8:30am to 5pm.
Mondays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 10am | Stay and play – rhyme time | At Warren Primary School, Gilbert Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6NB. 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. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Stay and play – story sack fun | 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 midday | Paediatric first aid | 18 June. One-day course. Call 01375 372 476 to book in advance. A fee of £2.70 must be paid at the time of booking. |
| 10:45am to 11:45am | Bookstart corner | For ages 24 months to 60 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. |
| 12:30pm to 4pm | 1 year-olds development assessment checks | Health and development assessment to check your child's weight, height, learning, diet and behaviour. By referral only. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Baby massage | For ages 0 to 12 months. Baby massage 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. £12 for 6 sessions. |
| 1:45pm to 2:30pm | Stay and play – rhyme time | For ages 0 to 12 months, at Stifford Clays Social Club, Harty Close, RM16 2AP. All welcome. |
Tuesdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 10am | Stay and play | At Deneholm Primary School, Culford Road, Little Thurrock, Grays, RM16 2SS. For ages 0 to 12 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. |
| 9am to 12:30pm | 2 year-olds development assessment checks | Health and development assessment to check your child's weight, height, learning, diet and behaviour. By referral only. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Stay and play | 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. |
| 10:45am to 11:45am | Stay and play | 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. |
| 11:15am to 12:15am | Bookstart corner | At Deneholm Primary School, Culford Road, Little Thurrock, Grays, RM16 2SS. At For ages 18 months to 60 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. |
| 1pm to 4pm | Language-focused play | An evidence-based therapy for children with expressive or receptive language delay. By referral only. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Fun, food and fitness | For ages 18 months to 60 months. Fun, physical activities to keep your child healthy and fit. Your child can try different types of food each week, and for parents get advice on healthy eating, fussy eating and portion sizes. Book in advance. |
| 3:30pm to 4:30pm | Fun, food and fitness | For ages 5 years to 11 years. Fun, physical activities to keep your child healthy and fit. Your child can try different types of food each week, and for parents get advice on healthy eating, fussy eating and portion sizes. Book in advance. |
Wednesdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 10am | Play and learn | For ages 24 months to 60 months. A 6-week programme for families to support their child’s learning through play. The sessions also provide ideas on how to support your child’s learning at home. Book in advance. |
| 9am to 1pm | Midwife appointments | Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Patch parenting | A parenting course that provides support with the everyday challenges of parenting young children. Sessions will cover topics such as being a parent, play, temper tantrums and praise. Parents have the opportunity to discuss other areas of concern if they wish to do so. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Child health clinic | For ages 0 to 60 months, at Stifford Clays Health Centre, Crammavill Street, RM16 2AP. All welcome. |
| 10am to 11am | Introduction to solids | First Wednesday of the month. For ages 0 to 8 months. A programme to support parents and carers with introducing solid foods to their baby. Book in advance. Call 0300 300 1541. |
| 11am to midday | Go girls | A programme to support parents and carers with practical approaches for supporting girls' emotional development and building their self-esteem. Packed with ideas for activities, exercises, group-work, games and helpful hints on supporting girls' and young women's personal development. Book in advance. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Stay and play – sensory play | For ages 0 to 12 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. |
| 3pm to 4pm | Child health clinic | For ages 0 to 60 months. All welcome. |
| 3:30pm to 4:30pm | Baby massage | For ages 0 to 12 months. Baby massage 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. £12 for 6 sessions. |
Thursdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 10:30am | Chatterbox | For ages 18 months to 60 months. A structured language group running for six to eight weeks providing support, advice and guidance to help your child develop their communications skills. By referral only. |
| 9am to midday | Early interaction advice sessions | By referral only. |
| 11am to midday | Bookstart corner | For ages 18 months to 60 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. |
| 1pm to 4pm | Midwife appointments | Book in advance. |
| 1pm to 2:45pm | Child health clinic | For ages 0 to 60 months, at Beacon Church, Drake Road, Chafford Hundred, RM16 6RW. All welcome. |
| 1pm to 4pm | 2 year-olds development assessments checks | Health and development assessment to check your child's weight, height, learning, diet and behaviour. By referral only. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Stay and play – toddler talk | 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. |
| 3:30pm to 4:15pm | Stay and play – rhyme time | For ages 12 months to 24 months. All welcome. |
Fridays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 10am | Stay and play | At Warren Primary School, Gilbert Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6NB. 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. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Stay and play – messy play | 8 June and 22 June, at Community House, Seabrooke Rise, Grays, RM17 6FJ. For ages 24 months to 60 months. Fun activities for you and your baby. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. Please wear old clothes! All welcome.. |
| 9:30am to 11am | Speech and language drop-in | First and third Friday of the month. All welcome. |
| 9:30am to 11am | Speech and language drop-in – stay and play | First and third Friday of the month. All welcome. |
| 12:30pm to 4pm | 1 and 2 year-olds development assessments checks | Health and development assessment to check your child's weight, height, learning, diet and behaviour. By referral only. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Baby massage | For ages 0 to 12 months. Baby massage 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. £12 for 6 sessions. |
| 3pm to 4pm | Baby massage | For ages 0 to 12 months. Baby massage 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. £12 for 6 sessions. |
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 monthly timetables of individual children's centres for latest details.