Barking and Dagenham Council Family Hubs and children's centres

Barking and Dagenham Council Family Hubs brings together parent-and-child sessions across a borough network of community hubs. Families can start with the hub list and map and the group sessions for parent and children page.

the listed sessions cover children from birth to 5 years and include parent-and-baby, parent-and-toddler, messy play, movement and library sessions. Examples include Papa PEEPS at Dagenham Library, Messy Play at Marks Gate Community Hub, Giggles and Wiggles at Thames Community Hub and Storytelling at Valence Library.

That spread of venues and formats makes the offer easy to compare if you want a baby session, a toddler activity or a calm library visit. The weekday timetable gives parents a practical way to fit a local session around the rest of the week.