Family Hubs and Delivery Sites
Family Hubs (formerly known as Children’s Centres) are at the heart of our service and are from where we deliver and coordinate most of our services.
There is one main Family Hub in each District of Essex and we also reach out from there to provide services from nearby Family Hub Delivery Sites. These may be closer to home and more convenient to access for some residents.
Each Family Hub in Essex may look different in size but the offer we provide is the same, we are friendly warm and welcoming. We provide information, advice, support and guidance to all families, children and young people in our community. Our doors are open to everyone.
We provide a range of groups and activities which are facilitated by members of the Healthy Family Team from drop-in play sessions to focused courses or groups on a wide range of subjects. Each Family Hub has its own designated timetable of activities which are delivered in our hubs and also in the community which may be more accessible for residents. These timetables can be located on the designated pages for your local Hub which can be found through the postcode search bar.
Our Family Hubs provide space for health, support and developmental appointments these are also accessible to our partner agencies to use such as midwifery and speech and language to further support families having easy access to wider service provision. We host an array of family support services who can help you such as the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Home-Start, Safer Places and Adult Community Learning. We proactively encourage people from our community to set up their own groups or play a role in our Family hubs, we have found from doing this people feel part of the community and they have a better understanding of there local needs.
Our community engagement team work with local charities and agencies to interlink our service provision, gaining an understanding of what is already happening, reducing duplication and ensuring service provision is reflected of the needs within the community.
We collaborate and co deliver services this includes subcontracting providers who are best placed to provide support to families.
Full details, including locations of all our Family Hubs and their affiliated Family Teams are shown below. You can find your closest Family Hub contact details and activity timetables by clicking on each hub name or using the postcode finder on the homepage.
Governance
All our Family Hubs are governed by an Advisory Board. Read more about them here > and are registered with OFSTED.
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Mid Essex
Braintree
Carousel Family Hub – CM7 3QZ
Harlequin Family Hub Delivery Site – CM8 1NA
Silver End Family Hub Delivery Site – CM8 3RQ
Acorn Family Hub Delivery Site – CO9 1JH
Seesaw Family Hub Delivery Site – CM7 5UL
Chelmsford
Chelmsford Central Family Hub – CM1 1LH
Chelmsford West Family Hub Delivery Site – CM1 2AQ
Chetwood Family Hub Delivery Site – CM3 5ZX
Maldon
Maldon Library Family Hub – CM9 5FW
Dengie Family Hub Delivery Site – CM0 8QB
North Essex
Colchester
Berechurch Family Hub – CO2 8NN
Greenstead Family Hub Delivery Site – CO4 3QE
St Anne and Castle Family Hub Delivery Site – CO4 3DH
Little Hands Family Hub Delivery Site – CO3 0QG
Tendring
Sydney House Family Hub – CO16 7AG
St James Family Hub Delivery Site – CO15 3TB
Rainbow Family Hub Delivery Site – CO14 8AW
Windmill Family Hub Delivery Site – CO12 5EL
Harwich Town Family Hub Delivery Site – CO12 3JT
South Essex
Basildon
Northlands Park Family Hub – SS13 1QX
Fryerns Healthy Family Delivery Site – SS14 2EQ
All About Healthy Family Delivery Site – SS15 5NX
Sunnyside Healthy Family Delivery Site – CM12 0GH
Highcliffe Healthy Family Delivery Site – SS11 8JE
Brentwood
Larchwood Gardens Family Hub – CM15 9NG
Castle Point
Little Lions Family Hub – SS8 9SU
Little Handprints Healthy Family Delivery Site – SS7 3PT
Rochford
Oak Tree Family Hub – SS6 8UA
Wishing Well Healthy Family Delivery Site – SS4 1QF
Sea Shells Healthy Family Delivery Site – SS3 OEJ
Willows Healthy Family Delivery Site – SS5 6ND
West Essex
Epping Forest
Brambles Family Hub – CM16 5DN
Hazelwood Family Hub Delivery Site – EN9 3EL
Little Oaks Family Hub Delivery Site – IG10 3TD
True Stars Family Hub Delivery Site – IG7 5LP
Harlow
Treehouse Family Hub – CM18 7NG
The Meadows Family Hub Delivery Site – CM19 4DL
Potter Street Family Hub Delivery Site – CM17 9EU
Uttlesford
Spangles Family Hub – CM24 8LR
Little Goslings Family Hub Delivery Site – CM6 1AZ