Spangles Family Hub

Free Family Wellbeing sessions in Stansted Mountfitchet

We can’t attend as our daughter is too old for these sessions, but we hear great things from local mums. It’s the same venue for several free drop in sessions for babies, so we’ve put them all on one page and will add more as they’re confirmed.

Quick Info

📍 Location: Spangles Family Hub, St John’s Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8JP

💷 Price: Free (Essex Child & Family Wellbeing / NHS commissioned)

🅿️ Parking: Free on site (through the gates, car park at the bottom)

☕ Facilities: Step free access, toilets, accessible toilets, baby changing

🕒 Hub hours: Mon–Fri 9am–5pm

Sessions we know about

Little Explorers — Monday 10:30–11:30am

9–18 months only (no younger or older siblings) · Drop in, first come first served · Tel (flyer): 0300 247 0012

Sensory play, things to explore, stories, rhymes and songs, plus simple home ideas and health advice.

Baby Beginnings — Monday 1:30–2:30pm

👶 Under 1s only (0–12 months) · Drop in · year round except Bank Holidays · Tel (flyer): 0300 247 0122

Themed sessions with toys and music, and staff on hand for advice on development and feeding.

Note: more Spangles groups exist (Healthy Family Drop in, Self Weigh, Home Start, Starting Big Adventures) but days and times aren’t confirmed on the website yet, so we’ll add them when we have them.

Getting there

From Chapel Hill, turn into St John’s Road. The hub is between the church and Magna Carta Primary School. Drive through the gates down to the car park at the bottom.