Children's centres

Thameside Family Hub

Address

Thameside Primary School, Manor Road, Grays, RM17 6EF

Contact

01375 652280

You can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Thameside Family Hub at the following times:

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

What's on in June 2025

Start for Life: 0 to 2 years 

0-12 months 

Day

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Monday

11.00am

12.00pm

Sensory Play

2nd, 16th and 30th June

All welcome

Wednesday

10:30am

11:30am

SEND - Just For You

4th, 11th, 18th and 25th June

Aladdins Cave on 4th June

Outreach & Small Breaks on 11th June

SNAP on 18th June

All welcome

1.30pm

2.30pm

Start for Life - Stay and Play

4th and 18th June

All welcome

1.30pm

2.15pm

Stories and Rhymes

11th and 25th June

All welcome

Thursday

10.00am

11.00am

Time For You and Baby Too

(Pre-birth up to 2 years old)

All welcome

1.30pm

2.45pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

Drop in

12 to 24 months 

Monday

9.30am

10.30am

Start for Life – Stay and Play

All welcome

11.00am

12.00pm

Sensory Play

9th and 23rd June

All welcome

11.00am

12.00pm

HENRY Fussy Eating Session

16th June

Book in advance

1.30pm

2.30pm

Let’s Talk to your Toddler

Book in advance

2.00pm

3.00pm

Fun with Small World  -     2nd June

Fun with Mark Making –     9th June

Fun with Bubbles -           16th June

Fun with Instruments -     23rd June

Fun with Painting   -         30th June

All welcome

Tuesday

9:30am

10:30am

Start For Life - Stay and Play

All welcome

11:00am

12:00pm

Garden Group

All welcome

Wednesday

10:30am

11:30am

SEND - Just For You

4th, 11th, 18th and 25th June

Aladdins Cave on 4th June

Outreach & Small Breaks on 11th June

SNAP on 18th June

All welcome

2.30pm

3.15pm

Stories and Rhymes

11th and 25th June

All welcome

Thursday

10.00am

11.00am

Time For You and Baby Too

(Pre-birth up to 2 years old)

All welcome

1.30pm

2.45pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

Drop in

Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years

24 to 60 months

Monday

9.30am

10.30am

Wellcomm – Talk Together

Book in advance

11.00am

12.00pm

Let’s Talk Potty Training

2nd June

Book in advance

11.00am

12.00pm

Sensory Play

9th and 23rd June

All welcome

11.00am

12.00pm

HENRY Fussy Eating Session

16th June

Book in advance

2.00pm

3.00pm

Fun with Small World  -     2nd June

Fun with Mark Making –     9th June

Fun with Bubbles -           16th June

Fun with Instruments -     23rd June

Fun with Painting   -         30th June

All welcome

Tuesday

11:00am

12:00pm

Garden Group

1.30pm

2.30pm

Bring a Story to Life

3rd – The Rainbow Fish

10th  - Goldilocks and the Three Bears

17th – Handa’s Surprise

24th – The Three Billy Goats Gruff

All welcome

Wednesday

10:30am

11:30am

SEND - Just For You

4th, 11th, 18th and 25th June

Aladdins Cave on 4th June

Outreach & Small Breaks on 11th June

SNAP on 18th June

All welcome

2.30pm

3.15pm

Stories and Rhymes

11th and 25th June

All welcome

Thursday

9.30am

10.30am

Chatterbox

Referral only

1.30pm

2.45pm

Baby Weighing Clinic

Drop in

Friday

9:00am

1:00pm

Speech and Language Drop In

6th June

Referral only

  9:00am

  1:00pm

Early Interaction Advice Sessions

Referral only

5-19 years 

Tuesday

3.00pm

5.00pm

Help me to Stay Safe Programme

(6 to 16 years)

Book in advance

General Family Hub Support Services

Monday

8.30am

12.00pm

Housing Advice for Council Tenants

Book in advance

01375 652652

Option 4

9.00am

4.00pm

Midwife

Book in advance

Tuesday

10.00am

11.30am

Parental Outreach Advice

24th June

1.00pm

5.00pm

Midwife Smoking Cessation

Referral only

Wednesday

9.00am

4.00pm

Midwife

Book in advance

10.30am

12.30pm

Thurrock Virtual School – Information, advice and guidance on education matters and supporting children in education.

(0 to 18 Years)

4th June

Drop in

4.00pm

5.30pm

Young Carers

Referral only

Thursday

9.00am

4.00pm

Midwife

Book in advance

Friday

  9:00am

  1:00pm

Speech and Language Drop In

6th June

Referral only

10:00am

12:30pm

Job Club – Supported Families Employment Adviser

Book in advance

07776245301

2.00pm

3.00pm

Brook Drop-In

6th June

All welcome

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.

Family hub registration