Children's centres
Ockendon Family Hub
Address
You can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Ockendon 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 January 2025
Mondays
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Start |
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Activity |
Age groups |
How to join in |
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9am |
3pm |
OT/Physio Baby Clinic 20th January (every 3rd Monday in every month) |
Referral only |
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9am |
10am |
Chatterbox Term time only |
24 to 36 months |
Referral only |
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10:30am |
Midday |
Parent/Carer Panel 20th January |
Parents/Carers |
Book in advance 07748652512 |
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11am |
Midday |
Fun with 6th Books and Puppets 13th Colours |
12 to 60 months |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life: Sensory Play 6th and 20th January |
0 to 12 months |
Book in advance |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Bring a story to life 6th and 27th January |
24 to 60 months |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Behaviour Workshop 13th January |
Parents/Carers |
Referral only |
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Tuesdays |
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9:30am |
5pm |
Brook Sexual Health Clinic 7th 14th 21st and 28th January |
13 years and over |
Drop in and Prebooked appointments from our website: www.brook.org.uk/thurrock/ |
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9:15am |
10:15am |
Start for Life: Baby Massage 7th 14th 21st and 28th January |
0 to 12 months – no older siblings |
Book in advance |
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9:15am |
10:15am |
Start for Life: Baby Rhyme Time 7th 14th 21st and 28th January |
0 to 12 months – no older siblings |
Book in advance |
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10am |
Midday |
Well Homes Drop in – Advice for Homeowners & Private Tenants 7th January (1st Tuesday in each month) |
Parents/Carers |
Drop In |
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11am |
Midday |
Start for Life: Sensory Play 7th 14th 21st and 28th January |
0 to 12 months – no older siblings |
Book in advance |
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11am |
Midday |
Messy Play 7th 14th 21st and 28th January |
12 to 60 months |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
SEND – Just for You Group 7th 14th 21st and 28th January |
0 to 60 months |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life: Sensory Play Toddlers 7th 14th 21st and 28th January |
12 to 24 months |
Book in advance |
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Wednesdays |
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9am |
5pm |
Midwife Appointments |
Book with your midwife |
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9am |
12pm |
Infant Feeding Advice and Support |
Book in advance 0300 300 1999 |
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9:15am |
10:15am |
Fun with: 8th Puppets 15th Parachute 22nd Colours 29th Sticking |
12 to 60 months |
All welcome |
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9:30am |
4pm |
1- and 2-year-old Developmental Assessment Checks |
Parents/Carers |
Book in advance 0300 300 1999 |
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10:45am |
11:45am |
Start for Life: Baby Music and Rhymes 8th 15th 22nd and 29th January |
0 to 12 months – no older siblings |
All welcome |
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1pm |
3:30pm |
Speech and Language 22nd January (4th Wednesday in every month) |
Appointment only email: |
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4pm |
5:30pm |
Young Carers Group Term time only |
4 to 8 year olds |
Referral only |
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Thursdays |
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9am |
5pm |
Midwife Appointments |
Book with your midwife |
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9am |
11:30am |
Antenatal Bloods |
Book with your midwife |
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9am |
11am |
Baby Weighing Clinic - Drop In held at OCKENDON HEALTH CENTRE, Darenth Lane, South Ockendon (Opposite the Police Station) |
0 to 60 months |
All welcome |
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9:15am |
10:15am |
Start for Life - Stay and Play 9th 16th 23rd and 30th January |
12 to 24 months |
All welcome |
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10am |
Midday |
Parent Outreach Advice Session 30th January |
Parents/Carers |
Book in advance |
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11am |
Midday |
Stay and Play 9th 16th 23rd and 30th January
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24 to 60 months |
All welcome |
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11.00am |
12.30pm |
Pre and post-natal Exercise classes Face to Face – For all fitness levels. You could improve your fitness, bladder control, posture, core strength, wellbeing and mood. |
Mothers with a 0 to 6 month old child |
Book in advance Tilbury Family hub 01375 858243 |
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1pm |
5pm |
Newborn Screening |
Day 5 to Day 8 |
Book with your midwife |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Start for Life - Stay and Play 9th 16th 23rd and 30th January |
0 to 12 months only – no older siblings |
All welcome |
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Fridays |
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9am |
4pm |
Midwife Appointments |
Book with your midwife |
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9am |
3pm |
Forward Trust – Substance Misuse 10th 17th 24th and 31st January |
18 years and over |
Book in advance by calling Lorraine Gray 07485359896 |
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9:15am |
10:15am |
Start for Life: Sensory Play 24th January |
0 to 12 months only – no older siblings |
Book in advance |
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9:15am |
10:15am |
Fun with Small World Play 10th 24th and 31st January |
24 to 60 months |
All welcome |
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11am |
Midday |
Start for Life: Stories and Rhymes 10th 24th and 31st January |
12 to 24 months |
All welcome |
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1:30pm |
2:30pm |
Just for Dads 10th 24th and 31st January |
0 to 60 months |
All welcome |
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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.