Children's centres

Ockendon Family Hub

Address

2a Afton Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5PA

Contact

01375 413 936

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 April 2025

Start for Life – 0 to 2 years  

0 to 12 months 

Days of the week

Start

End

Activity

How to join in

Mondays

10:30am

11:30am

Time for you and baby too

7th 14th and 28th April    

All welcome

10am

11:30am

Special Event: Easter Event

14th April                                    

Bring an easter bonnet with you! 

Book in advance

1:30pm

3pm

Special Event – Easter Event 

14th April                                    

Bring an easter bonnet with you! 

Book in advance

Tuesdays

9:15am

10:15am

Start for Life: Baby Massage  

1st April

Book in advance – no older siblings

1:30pm

2:30pm

Start for Life: Music and Rhymes

8th and 15th April  

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

SEND – Just for You   

1st and 29th April

All welcome

Wednesdays

10:45am

11:45am

Start for Life: Baby Massage   

2nd 9th 16th and 30th April

(Need to attend all 5 sessions)

Book in advance – no older siblings

10am

11am

Triple P Baby

23rd April

Referral Only

Midday

2pm

B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging

A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage

(0-24 months and parents to be)

16th April

(every 3rd Wed in the month)

All welcome

Thursdays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Start for Life - Stay and Play   

3rd 10th 17th and 24th April

All welcome

Fridays

11am

Midday

Start for Life: Sensory Play   

4th 11th and 25th April 

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Just for Dads    

11th April

All Dads welcome

12 to 24 months

Mondays

11am

Midday

Fun with Gluing and Sticking 

28th April

Book in advance

10:30am

11:30am

Time for you and baby too 

7th 14th and 28th April    

All welcome

10am

11:30am

Special Event – Easter Event 

14th April                                     

Bring an easter bonnet with you! 

Book in advance

1:30pm

3pm

Special Event – Easter Event 

14th April                                     

Bring an easter bonnet with you!

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Fun with Painting

28th April

All welcome

Tuesdays

9:15am

10:15am

Bring a story to life 

8th 15th and 29th April

All welcome

11am

Midday

Messy Play    

1st 8th 15th and 29th April

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

SEND – Just for You 

1st and 29th April

All welcome

Wednesdays

Midday

2pm

B3 – Birth, Bumps and Belonging

A safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage

16th April

(every 3rd Wed in the month)

All welcome

Thursdays

9:15am

10:15am

Start for Life - Stay and Play   

3rd 10th 17th and 24th April

All welcome

Fridays

1:30pm

2:30pm

Just for Dads  

11th April

All Dads welcome

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

24 to 60 months

Mondays

9am

10am

Chatterbox  

28th April

Referral only

10am

11:30am

Special Event – Easter Event 

14th April

Bring an easter bonnet with you! 

Book in advance

1:30pm

3pm

Special Event – Easter Event

14th April

Bring an easter bonnet with you! 

Book in advance

1:30pm

2:30pm

Fun with Painting

28th April

All welcome

Tuesdays

9:15am

10:15am

Bring a story to life    

8th 15th and 29th April

All welcome

11am

Midday

Messy Play    

1st 8th 15th and 29th April

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

SEND – Just for You   

1st and 29th April

All welcome

Wednesdays

9:15am

10:15am

Let’s talk with your Toddler

2nd 16th and 30th April

All welcome

9.30am

11:30am

Easter Activities for 4 – 12 year olds

Course code: FL5081Y24

9th April

Call 01375 372476, press option 1 and quote course code

1:30pm

2:30pm

Outdoor Play

2nd 9th and 30th April

All welcome

Thursdays

11am

Midday

Start for Life – Stay and Play

3rd 10th and 24th April

All welcome

Fridays

9:15am

10:15am

Fun with Small World 

4th 11th and 25th April 

All welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Just for Dads   

11th April

All Dads welcome

1:30pm

2:30pm

Junk modelling and natural play

4th and 25th April

All welcome

5-19 years

Wednesdays

4pm

5:30pm

Young Carers

(4-8 years)

Referral only

Tuesdays

3:30pm

5pm

Help me to stay safe Programme

From 22nd April

Referral only

Wednesday

9.30am

11:30am

Easter Activities for 4 – 12-year-olds

Course code: FL5081Y24

9th April

Call 01375 372476, press option 1 and quote course code

 

General Family Hub Support Services

Mondays

9am

3pm

Children’s Occupational Therapy Pre-school Clinic

21st April (every 3rd Monday in each month)

Book in advance by email:

[email protected]

10am

11am

Behaviour Workshop

7th April

Referral Only

1:30pm

2:30pm

Behaviour Workshop

7th April

Referral Only

Tuesdays

9am

5pm

Brook Sexual Health Clinic

Prebooked appointments from our website: www.brook.org.uk/thurrock

9:30am

11:30am

Antenatal sessions (from 28+ weeks)

1st 8th 15th 22nd and 29th April

Book in advance - held at Tilbury Family Hub. Call 01375 858243 to book

10am

Midday

Parent Outreach Advice Session

15th April  

Book in advance

10:30am

Midday

Thurrock Virtual School:  Information, advice and guidance on education matters and supporting children in education (Parents of 2 to 18 year olds)

29th April

Drop in

Wednesdays

9am

5pm

Midwife appointments

Book in advance

9am

Midday

Infant Feeding Advice and Support

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

9:30am

4pm

1- and 2-year development checks

Book in advance

0300 300 1999

1pm

3:30pm

Speech and Language Clinic

23rd April

(4th Wednesday in every month)

Appointments only by email:

[email protected]

Thursdays

9am

5pm

Midwife appointments

Book in advance

9am

11:15am

Antenatal Blood Tests

Book in advance with your midwife

1pm

5pm

Newborn Screening

Book with your midwife

Fridays

9am

4pm

Midwife appointments

Book in advance

10am

3pm

Substance Misuse Drop in service 18+ years

Drop in with Lorraine

07485359896

10am

Midday

Parent Outreach Advice Session

25th April  

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.

Family hub registration