Children's centres
Tilbury Family Hub
Address
You can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Tilbury Family Hub at the following times:
- Monday to Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm
- Fridays from 8:30am to 4:30pm
View timetable as PDF:
What's on in January 2025
Start for Life - 0 to 12 months
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Days of the week |
Start |
End |
Activity |
How to join in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mondays |
10:30am |
11:30am |
Infant Feeding |
Book in advance 0300 300 1999 |
|
10am |
11:30am |
Big Love – Supporting Young Parents Stay and Play 19 and 26 January |
All welcome. For more information call 07427578058 |
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10:30am |
12:30pm |
Blooming Together – Infant Feeding Support Group 12 January |
All welcome |
|
|
1pm |
2:30pm |
Baby Massage |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Purple Theme 12 January |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Music and Rhyme 19 January |
All welcome |
|
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Lights and Sensory 26 January |
All welcome |
|
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Tuesdays |
10am |
11am |
Introduction to Solids 6 January |
Referral only |
|
1pm |
3pm |
Family Hub Information Session 6, 13, 20 and 27 January |
Drop in |
|
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Wednesdays |
9:30am |
10:15am |
Story time and rhymes 14 and 21 January |
All welcome |
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
Drop in |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Start for Life - Stay and Play (0 to 2 years) |
All welcome |
|
| Thursdays |
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life - Exploring Animals of the World 8 January |
All welcome |
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life - Soft and Sensory 15 January |
All welcome |
|
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Shimmer and Shine 22 January |
All welcome |
|
|
10:30am |
11:30am |
Start for Life – Exploring Colours 29 January |
All welcome |
|
|
11am |
Midday |
Start for Life - Just for Dads 8 January |
All Dads welcome |
|
Midday |
3pm |
Mum’s Hub |
Referral only |
|
|
1pm |
2:30pm |
Baby Massage |
Book in advance |
|
|
Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Time for you and baby too 9, 16, 23 and 30 January |
All welcome |
|
11:30am |
1:30pm |
Triple P Baby 16, 23 and 30 January |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Stay and Play 2 January |
All welcome |
|
|
2pm |
4pm |
Family Hub Information Session 9, 16, 23 and 30 January |
Drop in |
Start for Life - 12 to 24 months
|
Mondays |
9:15am |
10:15am |
Start for Life - Stay and Play |
All welcome |
|
10:15am |
11:15am |
Toddlers into Books (12 to 36 months) 12 January |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Role Play 5 January |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Soft Play 12 January |
All welcome |
|
|
Tuesdays |
10am |
11am |
Start for Life - Small World Play 6 January |
All welcome |
|
10am |
11am |
Start life – Stay and Play Disney 20 January |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Positive Behaviour and Tantrums Workshop (18 to 60 months) 13 January |
Book in advance |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
1pm |
Development Checks |
Book in advance |
|
10:30am |
11:15am |
Story time and rhymes 14 and 21 January |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
Drop in |
|
|
1:30pm |
3pm |
Start for Life - Stay and Play (0 to 2 years) |
All welcome |
|
|
Thursdays |
11am |
Midday |
Start for Life - Just for Dads 8 January |
All Dads welcome |
|
Midday |
3pm |
Mum’s Hub |
Referral only |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Stay and Play 8, 15, 22 and 29 January |
All welcome |
|
| Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Time for you and baby too 9, 16, 23 and 30 January |
All welcome |
|
10am |
11am |
Start for Life – Stay and Play 2 January |
All welcome |
|
|
11:30am |
1:30pm |
Triple P Baby 16, 23 and 30 January |
Book in advance |
|
Fridays |
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
SEND – Just for You 9, 16, 23 and 30 January SNAP will be attending on 16 January |
All welcome |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life – Storytime Fun 23 January |
All welcome |
|
|
2pm |
4pm |
Family Hub Information Session 9, 16, 23 and 30 January |
Drop in |
Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years
24 to 60 months
|
Mondays |
10:15am |
11:15am |
Toddlers into Books (12 to 36 months) 12 January |
Book in advance |
|
10:45am |
11:45am |
Stay and Play |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Soft Play 19 January |
All welcome |
|
|
Tuesdays |
9:15am |
10:15am |
Chatterbox |
Referral only |
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Small World Play 6 January |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Positive Behaviour and Tantrums Workshop (18 to 60 months) 13 January |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Stay and Play – Disney Fun 20 January |
All welcome |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
1pm |
Development Checks (24 to 36 months) |
Book in advance |
|
9:30am |
10:30am |
ESOL – Stay and Play |
All welcome |
|
|
10am |
11am |
Fun with numbers 7 January |
All welcome |
|
|
9:30am |
10:30am |
Let’s Talk Potty Training 14 January |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
11am |
Fun with Painting, Printing and Mark Making 28 January |
All welcome |
|
|
10:30am |
11:15am |
Story time and rhymes 14 and 21 January |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Stay and Play 7 and 28 January |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Fun with Playdough 14 January |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Messy Play 21 January |
All welcome |
|
| Thursdays |
10am |
11am |
Sand and Water Play 15 January |
All welcome |
|
10am |
11am |
Painting and Printing 22 January |
All welcome |
|
11am |
Midday |
Just for Dads 8 January |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Arts and Crafts 22 January |
All welcome |
|
|
Fridays |
10am |
11am |
Bring a story to life – The Gruffalo 23 January |
Book in advance |
|
10am |
11am |
Big Cook Little Cook – HENRY 30 January |
Book in advance |
|
|
1pm |
2pm |
Bring a story to life – Going on a Bear Hunt 9 January |
Book in advance |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
SEND – Just for You 9, 16, 23 and 30 January SNAP will be attending on 16 January |
All welcome |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Storytime Fun 30 January |
All welcome |
5 to 19 years
|
Tuesdays |
9:30am |
4:30am |
Child and Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 0-19 Years and up to 25 for SEND |
Referral through service only |
|
4pm |
5:30pm |
Young Carers (4 to 8 years) |
Referral only |
|
|
Wednesdays |
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
Afterschool - Messy Play (5 to 8 years) 7 January |
All welcome |
|
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
After School – Fun with Playdough (5 to 8 years) 14 January |
All welcome |
|
|
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
After School – Cake and biscuit decorating (5 to 8 years) 21 January |
Book in advance |
|
|
Thursdays |
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
After School – Pebble Painting (5 to 8 years) 8 January |
All welcome |
|
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
After School – Arts and Crafts (5 to 8 years) 22 January |
All welcome |
|
|
3:30pm |
4:30pm |
After School – Make cake pops (5 to 8 years) 29 January |
All welcome |
General Family Hub Support Services
|
Mondays |
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
9am |
4pm |
Children’s Continence Advisor 12 January |
Referral only |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
Mondays |
9:30am |
10:30am |
Changing Pathways |
Drop in |
|
10am |
4pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
4:30pm |
Substance Misuse Drop in service 18+ years |
Drop in - Lorraine 07485359896 |
|
|
1pm |
4pm |
Stop Smoking Midwife |
Drop in |
|
|
1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Changing Pathways |
Drop in |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
|
|
4pm |
4:30pm |
SEND – Sensory Room 5 to 8 years |
Book in advance |
|
|
Tuesdays |
9am |
Midday |
Antenatal Bloods |
Book in advance |
|
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
|
9:30am |
11am |
Childminder Support Group 13 January |
Referral only |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
4pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
Midday |
4:30pm |
New Born Screening |
Book in advance |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
|
|
4pm |
5pm |
Stay Safe Group |
Referral only |
|
|
Wednesdays |
9am |
Midday |
Speech and Language Clinic 21 January |
Book in advance Drop-in@nelft.nhs.uk |
|
9am |
4pm |
BCG Immunisations 7 and 21 January |
Referral only |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
Counselling (Thurrock Inclusion) |
Referral only |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
4pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
11:30am |
Parent/Carer Panel 14 January |
Referral only |
|
|
12:15pm |
2pm |
One Community Steps to Success Job Club Opportunity |
Drop in |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
|
|
3:30pm |
5pm |
Together Create After school club for the whole community, adults and children |
For more information contact 07378968443 |
|
|
4pm |
4:30pm |
SEND – Sensory Room 5 to 8 years |
Book in advance |
|
| Thursdays |
9am |
1pm |
Job Club |
Referral only |
|
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
|
9am |
4pm |
Young Persons Midwife clinic |
Book in advance |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
Midday |
Citizens Advice Bureau 8, 15, 22 and 29 January |
Drop in |
|
|
10am |
Midday |
Prevention and Support Service (PASS) 29 January |
Drop in |
|
|
10am |
4pm |
Soft Play Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10:30am |
12:30pm |
Thurrock Virtual School: Information, advice and guidance on education matters and supporting children in education (Parents of 2 to 18 year olds) 8 January |
Drop in |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
| Fridays |
9am |
4pm |
Midwife |
Book in advance |
|
9am |
Midday |
Antenatal Bloods |
Book in advance |
|
|
9:30am |
4pm |
Sensory Room |
Book in advance |
|
|
10am |
1:15pm |
Soft Play room |
Book in advance |
|
|
Midday |
4:30pm |
New Born Screening |
Book in advance |
|
|
3pm |
4pm |
Essentials Bank |
Drop in |
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.