Children's centres

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, please do not visit Thameside Children's Centre unless you have phoned in advance for a booking.

You can contact the centre by phone:

• Monday to Friday, from 9am to 3pm

From 1 September 2020, you can contact the centre by phone at the following times:

• Monday to Thursday, from 8:30am to 5pm
• Fridays, from 8:30am to 4:30pm

Currently we can only arrange bookings for the following services:

• Midwife appointments – on Wednesdays and Fridays only
• Bookstart Corner – by phone or one-to-one in the garden
• Chatterbox – by phone
• English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) – by phone or one-to-one in the garden
• Language-focused play – one-to-one in the garden
• Let's talk to your baby – by phone or one-to-one in the garden
• Let's talk to your toddler – by phone
• Parent Outreach service – by phone or one-to-one in the garden

When fully open, a wide range of activities are organised at children's centres across Thurrock.

You can read about all activities, including those listed above, in the document below.