Here are just a few ideas of some local groups in the area. There are many more so please ask if you need some ideas.
| Activity | Location/ Website |
| Quakers – song, rhyme, dance, music, puppet group | Leigh and Westcliff – various days www.quackersmusic.co.uk |
| Music dreams – song, rhyme, dance, music | Rochford – FB page – Monday and Thursday |
| Little steps – playgroup | www.wlbc.org.uk – Mondays |
| Dingle dangle dance | www.Strictlysmartz.com – Tuesday |
| Library song and rhyme group | Various locations on various days, sessions are free – google the area you want to attend for the days. |
| Elim Church – toddler group | Glendale gardens leigh on sea – Tuesday and Thursday morning www.elimleigh.co.uk |
| St Andrews Church Westcliff – Toddler group | Wednesday 9.30am-11am or 1pm-3pm www.standrewswestcliff.org |
| Bright Sparks Toddler Group – | Leigh Baptist church Wednesday 0-2 years 10.30am-12 noon 0-4 years 1.30pm-3pm www.lrbc.org.uk |
| Gymnastics for Dancers | 39 Webster Way Rayleigh Wednesday 10-10.45am FB page for details |
| Parent and toddler music and dance class | Western dance studio Hadleigh Thursday 10-11am www.westerndancecentre.com |
| Sealife centre – Southend | Open 7 days a week, can pay on the door or annual passes are available www.sealife adventure.co.uk |
| Hadleigh farm | Annual passes available or pay on the day www.hadleighfarm.org.uk |
| Soft play centres | Various in the South east Essex area – search for ages Annual passes available at most or just pay on the day Rayleigh mega centre has a great sensory room in their soft play area |
| Swallow aquatics – aquatic animals. Rabbit, reptiles etc | Rayleigh – open 7 days a week www.swallowaquatics.co.uk |
| Hadleigh Sensory room | Hadleigh – you can hire out the room for private session They have a café and a outdoor play area as well. www.hadleigh-park.co.uk |
| Trails: Gruffalo Peter rabbit Wind in the willows Stick man | All open 7 days a week |
| Parks | |
| Beach | |
| Woods | Belfairs woods has a play area inside the woods as well as a park outside. There is a café with a bouncy castle, the children can see horse and go on pony rides. |