Children's centres
Tilbury Children's Centre
Address
Anchor Field,
London Road,
Tilbury,
RM18 8EY
Timetable from February 2019 – the centre is open Monday to Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm, and on Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Mondays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to midday | Antenatal bloods | Book in advance. |
| 9:15am to 10:15am | Stay and play – little ones | 4, 11, 18 February. For ages 12 months to 24 months. Fun activities for you and your baby. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. All welcome. |
| 9:30am to 11:30am | Domestic abuse and violence support | Call 07875 342 015 to book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 11:30am | Child health clinic, baby weighing | At Tilbury Health Centre, London Road, Tilbury, RM18 8EB. All welcome. |
| 10am to midday | St Mungo's floating support service | St Mungo's helps people recover from the issues that create homelessness, such as rent arrears, debt and benefits, and support families with employment and education. All welcome. |
| 10:30am to 11:30am | Stay and play – play2gether plus | 4, 11, 18 February. 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. All welcome. |
| 11:30am to 12:30pm | Stay and play – story and rhyme time | 4, 11, 18 February. 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. All welcome. |
| 12:30pm to 4:30pm | New born screenings | A weight and blood spot (heel prick) test of your newborn baby. Book in advance. |
| 12:30pm to 5pm | 1 year-olds health checks | 7, 14 January. Book in advance. |
| 2:15pm to 3:15pm | Let's talk with your baby | 11, 18 February. 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. |
| 3pm to 6pm | Child immunisations | Second Monday of the month. Book in advance. |
| 3:30pm to 4:30pm | Stay and play – gardening group | 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. All welcome. |
Tuesdays
| 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, providing ideas on how to support your child’s learning at home. Book in advance. |
| 9am to midday | Language-focused play therapy | For ages 24 months to 60 months. By referral only. |
| 9am to 5pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 1pm | 2 year-olds health checks | Book in advance. |
| 10am to midday | Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) support group | 5, 26 February. All welcome. |
Wednesdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 3pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Book in advance. |
| 9:15am to 10:15am | Stay and play – play babies | For ages 0 to 12 months. Fun activities for you and your baby. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. All welcome. |
| 9:30am to 12:30pm | Benefits and housing advice | 20 February. For council tenants only. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 12:30pm | MIND counselling service | Counselling services are available to make sure no-one has to face a mental health problem alone. Call 01375 391 411 to book in advance. |
| 10:30am to 11:30am | Stay and play – play babies | For ages 0 to 12 months. Fun activities for you and your baby. The sessions promote social skills and stimulation to support your child's development. All welcome. |
| 1pm to 2:30pm | Chatterbox | This is a structured language group running for 6 to 8 weeks providing support, advice and guidance to help your child develop their communications skills. By referral only. |
| 1:15pm to 2:15pm | Bookstart corner | For ages 12 months to 24 months. A Booktrust 4-week programme to support families to develop a love of stories, books and rhymes to help their children's early reading skills. By referral only. |
| 2pm to 5pm | Stop smoking | Thurrock Healthy Lifestyle Service. Call 0800 292 2299 to book in advance. |
Thursdays
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 5pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Book in advance. |
| 10am to 12:30pm | Introduction to being a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) | Call Thurrock Adult Community College on 0800 783 7733 to enrol, quoting course code X4A07VOC. |
| 1pm to 2:30pm | Speech and language drop-in | Third Thursday of the month. For ages 18 months to 60 months. Speech and language therapists will be available to provide advice and support to families who feel their child might be experiencing some delay in their speech and language development. All welcome. |
| 1pm to 5pm | Language-focused play | For ages 24 months to 60 months. By referral only. |
| 1:30pm to 3:30pm | Child health clinic, baby weighing | For ages 0 to 60 months. All welcome. |
| 3:30pm to 4:30pm | Baby massage | For ages 0 to 12 months. The baby massage course 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. |
Fridays
| 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, providing ideas on how to support your child’s learning at home. Book in advance. |
| 9am to 4pm | Jobcentre Plus | For families that have children from ages 0 to 12 months. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to midday | New born screenings | For ages 5 days to 8 days. A weight and blood spot (heel prick) test of your newborn baby. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to midday | Infant feeding support | 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. |
| 9:30am to 1pm | Child immunisations | 15 February. Book in advance. |
| 10:45am to 11:45am | English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) conversation club | A club for parents and carers to develop their speaking and listening skills in English with friends. Book in advance. |
| 1pm to 4:30pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Book in advance. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Let's talk with your toddler | For ages 12 months to 24 months. A 6-week course that supports your child's communication and language skills. It includes advice and strategies you can use in the home. Book in advance. |
| 2pm to 4ppm | Employment and work-related support | 1, 22 February. For ages 18 years and older – working-aged adults to pension age. All welcome. |
| 3:15pm to 4:15pm | Fun, food and fitness – 5+ | 8, 15 February. For ages 5 years to 11 years. Fun, physical activities and ideas to keep your child healthy and fit. An opportunity for your child to try different types of food each week and for parents to receive advice on healthy eating including fussy eating and portion sizes. Book in advance. |
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.