Children's centres

Address

Centurion Way, Purfleet-on-Thames, RM19 1ZZ

Contact

01375 652 104

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You can phone or visit our Brighter Futures Purfleet-on-Thames 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

Start	End	Activity	Age groups	How to join in
9:30am	4:30pm	Child and Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 20th January	0-19 Years and up to 25 for SEND	Referral through service only
9:30am	10:30am	Start for life - Stay and Play 6th 13th 20th January	12 to 60 months	All welcome
11am	Midday	Start for Life – Music and Rhymes 6th 13th 20th January	0 to 12 months – no older siblings	All welcome
1:30pm	2:30pm	Messy Play 6th 13th 20th and 27th January	12 to 60 months	All welcome
1pm	4pm	1- and 2-Year Developmental Checks 6th 13th 20th and 27th January	Parents/Carers	Book in advance 0300 300 1999
Tuesdays
9:30am	10:30am	Fun with Textures 7th 14th 21st and 28th January	12 to 60 months	All welcome
11am	Midday	Fun with Small world 7th 14th 21st and 28th January	24 to 60 months	All welcome
10am	Midday	Parent Outreach Advice Session 21st January	Parents/Carers	Book in advance
9:30am	11:30am	1- and 2-Year Developmental assessment Checks	Parents/Carers	Book in advance 0300 300 1999
1pm	2:30pm	Baby Weighing Clinic Drop-in session for ages 7th 14th 21st and 28th January	0 to 5 years	All welcome
1pm	2:30pm	Baby Stay and Weigh (For those attending the Baby Weighing Clinic only) 7th 14th 21st and 28th January	0 to 5 years	All welcome
Wednesdays
9:30am	10:30am	Bring a story to life 8th 15th 22nd and 29th January	24 to 60 months	All welcome
9:30am	10:30am	Start for Life: Sensory play 15th 22nd and 29th January	0 to 12 months – no older siblings	All Welcome
11am	Midday	Fun with Textures 15th 22nd and 29th January	12 to 60 months	All welcome
1:30pm	2:30pm	Fun with Bubbles for babies 8th 15th 22nd and 29th January	0 to 12 months – no older siblings	All Welcome

Thursdays

9:30am	10:30am	Stay and Play 9th 16th 23rd and 30th January	12 to 24 months	Book in advance
9:30am	10:30am	Stay and Play 9th 16th 23rd and 30th January	24 to 60 Months	All welcome
11am	Midday	Start for Life: Baby Massage 9th 16th 23rd and 30th January	0 to 12 months – no older siblings	Book in advance
11am	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
1:30pm	2:30pm	Early words together 9th 16th 23rd and 30th January	36 to 60 months	Referral Only
2pm	4:30pm	Forward Trust - Substance Misuse 9th 16th 23rd and 30th January	18 Years and over	Book in advance by calling Lorraine Gray 07485359896

Fridays

9:30am	10:30am	Stay and Play 10th 24th and 31st January	12 to 24 months	Book in advance
9:30am	10:30am	Stay and play 10th 24th and 31st January	24 to 60 Months	All welcome
11am	Midday	Fun with small world 10th 24th and 31st January	24 to 60 months	All welcome
11am	Midday	Chatterbox 10th 24th and 31st January	24 to 36 months	Referral only
1:30pm	2:30pm	10th Music and Rhymes 24th Art and craft 31st Sand and Water Play	24 to 60 months	All welcome
1:30pm	2:30pm	Stay and Play 10th 24th and 31st January	0 to 12 months – no older siblings	All welcome

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.

Types of activity at Brighter Futures family hubs (PDF 222.90KB)

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