Children's centres
Stifford Family Hub
Address
You can visit Brighter Futures Stifford Family Hub when open for activities or phone 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 - 12 months
Day |
Start |
End |
Activity |
How to join in |
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Mondays |
9.30am |
10.30am |
Start for Life – Sensory Play 7th and 28th April |
All welcome |
Tuesdays |
9:30am |
10:30am |
Start for Life – Let’s Talk with your Baby |
Book in advance |
9.30am |
12.30pm |
Infant Feeding Clinic |
Book in advance 0300 300 1999 |
|
1.30pm |
2.30pm |
Start for Life – Stay and Play 1st, 22nd and 29th April |
All welcome |
|
Wednesdays |
1.30pm |
2.15pm |
Stories and Rhymes 2nd and 23rd April |
All welcome |
Thursdays |
11.00am |
1.00pm |
B3 Bumps, Birth and Belonging safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage (0-2 years) and parents to be. 10th April |
All welcome |
Fridays |
10.00am |
11.30am |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
All welcome |
11.00am |
12.00pm |
Baby Rhyme Time 4th, 11th and 25th April |
All welcome |
|
12.30pm |
2.30pm |
Infant Feeding Clinic |
Book in advance 0300 300 1999 |
12 to 24 months
Monday |
9.30am |
10.30am |
Start for Life - Stay and play 7th, 14th and 28th April |
All welcome |
11.00am |
12.00pm |
Sensory Play 14th April |
All welcome |
|
2.00pm |
3.00pm |
7th Fun with water 14th Fun with Paint 28th Fun with Colours |
All welcome |
|
Tuesdays |
11.00am |
12.00pm |
Start for Life – Let’s Talk Toddler |
Book in advance |
Wednesdays |
2.30pm |
3.15pm |
Stories and Rhymes 2nd and 23rd April |
All welcome |
Thursday |
9:30am |
11.00am |
Simple Science for Toddlers 17th April |
Book in Advance |
11.00am |
1.00pm |
B3 Bumps, Birth and Belonging safe space for parents of Afro Caribbean heritage (0-2 years) and parents to be. 10th April |
All welcome |
|
Fridays |
10.00am |
11.30am |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
All welcome |
1.30pm |
2.30pm |
4th Fun with Glue 11th Fun with Mark Making 25th Fun with Playdough |
All welcome |
Services and activities for parents and children aged 2-19 years
24 to 60 months
Mondays |
11.00am |
12.00pm |
Sensory Play 14th April |
All welcome |
2.00pm |
3.00pm |
7th Fun with water 14th Fun with Paint 28th Fun with Colours |
All welcome |
|
Wednesday |
2.30pm |
3.15pm |
Stories and Rhymes 2nd and 23rd April |
All welcome |
Thursday |
9:30am |
11.00am |
Simple Science for Toddlers 17th April |
Book in Advance |
Fridays |
9.30am |
10.30am |
Bring a Story to Life 4th - Going on a Bear Hunt 11th - Little Red Hen 25th - Animal Boogie |
All welcome |
10.00am |
11.30am |
Baby Weighing Clinic |
All welcome |
|
1.30pm |
2.30pm |
4th Fun with Glue 11th Fun with Mark Making 25th Fun with Playdough |
All welcome |
5 to 19 Years
Tuesday |
12.00pm |
3.00pm |
HENRY Healthy Families Programme 5 to 11 Years |
Book in Advance |
General Family Hub Support Services
Mondays |
8.30am |
12.00pm |
Housing Advice for Council Tenants |
01375 652 652 Option 4 |
|
9.00am |
3.00pm |
Joint OT/Physio Baby Clinic 7th April |
Referral Only |
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Wednesdays |
9.00am |
4.00pm |
Forward Trust - Addiction Service |
Drop in Lorraine. G 07977 792 236 |
|
9.00am |
11.00am |
Send Forum – Coffee Morning 2nd, 9th, 16th and 30th April |
All Welcome |
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Thursdays |
10.00am |
12.30pm |
Job club – Supported Families Employment Advisor |
Book in advance 07776 345 301 |
|
11.30am |
1.30pm |
Parents 1st Antenatal Information Session 17th and 24th 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.