Children's centres
Thameside Children's Centre
Address
Thameside Primary School,
Manor Road,
Grays,
RM17 6EF
Timetable from September 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 | 24 September. 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 | Child health clinic | For ages 0 to 60 months. At Brooke Road Health Centre, Brooke Road, Grays, RM17 5BY. All welcome. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Patch parenting | A course that provides support with the everyday challenges of parenting young children. Sessions cover topics such as being a parent, play, temper tantrums and praise. Parents have the chance to discuss other areas of concern. Book in advance. |
| 11am to midday | Go girls | A 6-week programme for parents and carers, packed with ideas for activities, exercises, group-work, games and helpful hints on supporting girls' and young women's personal development, and building their self-esteem. Book in advance. |
| 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. |
| 1:30pm 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. Book in advance. |
| 3:30pm to 4:30pm | 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. |
Tuesdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 1pm to 4pm | Language-focused play | An evidence-based therapy for children with expressive or receptive language delay. By referral only. |
| 1:15pm to 2:15pm | 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. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Stay and play – play and learn | 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. |
| 2:30pm to 3:30pm | 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. |
| 3:30pm to 4:30pm | Potty training session | 4 and 11 September. Book in advance. |
| 3:30pm to 4:30pm | Dental session | 18 and 25 September. For ages 0 to 60 months. Helping families support their children with good dental hygiene and how to manage dental visits. Book in advance. |
Wednesdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 1pm | Midwife appointments | 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. |
| 9:30am to 11am | 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. |
| 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. |
| 10:45am to 11:45am | Let's talk with your baby | For ages 0 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. |
| 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. |
| 2pm to 4pm | Infant feeding support | Third Wednesday of the month. For ages 0 to 12 months. Support sessions for you to discuss any matters relating to feeding your baby, such as breast feeding, formula feeding and introducing solid foods. All welcome. |
| 3pm to 4pm | Child health clinic | For ages 0 to 60 months. All welcome. |
Thursdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to midday | Early interaction advice sessions | By referral only. |
| 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 | Midwife appointments | Book in advance. |
| 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 – rhyme time | For ages 0 to 12 months. at Acorns Community Centre, Headon Hall, Crawford Avenue, Stifford Clays, Grays, RM16 2AS. All welcome. |
| 3:30pm to 4:30pm | Stay and play – messy play | 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. |
Fridays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 10pm | Stay and play – rhyme time | 28 September. 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 11am | Speech and language drop-in | First and third Friday of the month. All welcome. |
| 10:30am to 11:30pm | Baby massage | At Warren Primary School, Gilbert Road, Chafford Hundred, RM16 6NB. 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.