Children's centres
Tilbury Family Hub
Address
London Road,
Tilbury,
RM18 8EY
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
Mondays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 4pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Book in advance. |
| 9:15am to 10:15am | Stay and play | No session 4 September. 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 10am | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 10am to 11am | Essentials bank | Drop in. |
| 10am to midday | Changing Pathways | Drop-in session for parents and carers. Changing Pathways provides emergency accommodation, help, advice, counselling and support for women and their children suffering domestic abuse. |
| 10:45am to 11:45am | Stay and play | No session 4 September. 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. |
| 11am to 11:30am | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 12:30pm to 3pm | Infant feeding | For ages 0 to 12 months. Support sessions for you to discuss any matters relating to feeding your baby – for example, breastfeeding, formula feeding and introducing solid foods. Book in advance by phoning 0300 300 1999. |
| 1:30pm to 2pm | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 1:30pm to 2:30pm | Baby massage | Until 11 September. For ages 0 to 12 months. A 4-week course that 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. |
| 3pm to 3:30pm | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 3:30pm to 4:30pm | Outdoor play | 11 September. For ages 24 months to 60 months. All welcome. |
| 4pm to 4:30pm | Sensory room for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) | For ages 5 years to 8 years. Book in advance. |
Tuesdays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to midday | Antenatal blood screening | Blood screening for those in the early stages of pregnancy, up to 10 weeks. Book in advance. |
| 9am to 4pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Book in advance. |
| 9:15am to 10:15am | Chatterbox | 5 September. For ages 24 months to 36 months. 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. |
| 9:30am to 10am | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 11am | Chatterbox | 19, 26 September. For ages 24 months to 36 months. 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. |
| 10:45am to 11:45am | Chatterbox | 5 September. For ages 24 months to 36 months. 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. |
| 11am to 11:30am | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| Midday to 5pm | New born screening | Includes baby weighing and heel-prick blood tests for new born babies, from day 5 to day 8. Book in advance. |
| 1pm to 2pm | Special educational needs and disability (SEND) – Just for You | 19, 26 September. For children with additional support needs, ages 0 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 2pm | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 3pm to 3:30pm | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 4pm to 5:30pm | Young carers group | 19, 26 September. Support sessions for children aged 4 years to 8 years who are identified as young carers. By referral only. |
Wednesdays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to midday | Speech and language clinic | Third Wednesday of the month. Book in advance by phoning 0300 300 1544. |
| 9am to 1pm | 1 and 2 year-olds development assessment checks | For ages 12 months to 24 months. Health and development assessment to check your child's weight, height, learning, diet and behaviour. Book in advance. |
| 9am to 1pm | Job club | Support for families from an employment adviser. Book in advance by phoning 07776 245 301. |
| 9am to 4pm | Immunisations | 13, 27 September. Book in advance by phoning 01375 364 663. |
| 9am to 4pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 10am | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 10am to 11:30am | Parent and carer panel | 20 September. For parents and carers. By referral only. |
| 10am to midday | English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) conversation café | 20, 27 September. For parents and carers to develop their speaking and listening skills in English with friends. Book in advance by phoning 01375 372 476. |
| 11am to 11:30am | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 1:30pm to 2pm | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 1:30pm to 3pm | Child health clinic | Drop-in session including baby weighing, for ages 0 to 60 months. All welcome. |
| 1:30pm to 3pm | Stay and play – start for life | 13, 20 September. For ages 0 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. |
| 3pm to 3:30pm | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 4pm to 4:30pm | Sensory room for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) | For ages 5 years to 8 years. Book in advance. |
Thursdays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to 4pm | Midwife appointments | Pre-natal checks, advice and support for you and your baby. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 10am | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Messy play babies | 21 September. For ages 0 to 12 months. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 11:30am | Aiding your anxious child | 28 September. A workshop for adults only, organised by Thurrock Adult Community College. This supportive session will introduce you to the effects of anxiety and some effective coping strategies that can build confidence and promote positive self-esteem. Book in advance by phoning 01375 372 462 and quoting course code CL52316C, or online at Thurrock Adult Community College: Aiding your anxious child |
| 9:30am to 12:30pm | Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Parent Advisory Team Thurrock (PATT) | First Thursday of the month. Staff from Parent Advisory Team Thurrock (PATT) will be available to offer advice and support with issues around education, in particular special educational needs support, education health and care (EHC) plans, annual reviews, and exclusion from school. For parents and carers of children aged 0 to 25 years, with their child or young person. Book in advance by phoning 07702 127 252. |
| 10am to 11:15am | Early words together | From 14 September. For ages 24 months to 60 months. Enjoy exploring stories, rhymes and being creative with your child. This 6-week programme shares ideas and activities that support learning and development in everyday life – talking, singing, sharing books and playing together. Book in advance. |
| 10am to 11:30am | B3: Bumps, Birth and Belonging | 28 September. Peer support group for African and Caribbean parents during pregnancy or with a child aged up to 24 months. Book in advance. |
| 11am to 11:30am | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 11am to 1pm | Thurrock Centre for Independent Living (TCIL) advice session | Drop-in session. |
| 1:30pm to 2pm | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 1:30pm to 2:15pm | Bookstart toddler | 21 September. For ages 12 months to 36 months. A session aimed to introduce families and children to love books because words and stories help children understand the world and setting them up for life. Book in advance. |
| 3pm to 3:30pm | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
Fridays
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9am to midday | Antenatal blood screening | Blood screening for those in the early stages of pregnancy, up to 10 weeks. Book in advance. |
| 9am to midday | Stop smoking | Last Friday of the month. Drop in. |
| 9:30am to 10am | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 9:30am to 10:30am | Gardening group | 8, 12, 29 September. For ages 24 months to 60 months. A 4-week programme offering lots of fun activities in the garden for families with children. Please wear appropriate clothing. All welcome. |
| 10am to 10:30am | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 10am to 10:30am | Soft play | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 11am to 1pm | Triple P: Baby Parenting Programme | 22, 29 September. For parents during pregnancy or with a baby aged up to 12 months. Book in advance. |
| Midday to 12:30pm | Soft play | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| Midday to 4:30pm | New born screening | Includes baby weighing and heel-prick blood tests for new born babies, from day 5 to day 8. Book in advance. |
| 1pm to 2pm | Essentials bank | Drop in. |
| 1:30pm to 2pm | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 1:30pm to 2pm | Soft play | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 2pm to 2:30pm | Soft play | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 3pm to 3:30pm | Sensory room | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
| 3pm to 3:30pm | Soft play | For ages 0 to 60 months. Book in advance. |
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.