You can decide whether to run a breakfast club
However, parents and carers have the right to request one.
You're not obliged to grant requests for school-based wraparound childcare (such as breakfast and after-school club, and holiday childcare), but you:
- Must act reasonably when dealing with requests
- Should be transparent about the process you choose to follow when granting or rejecting them
Take the wishes of parents/carers into account when considering offering extended services – try running a breakfast club on a trial basis, to see how popular it is.
Childcare providers can also request to use school facilities to provide wraparound and/or holiday childcare when they're not in use by the school.
Read up on how to respond to such requests in the DfE’s guidance responding to requests for wraparound childcare.
It’s up to you if you serve food
If you choose to,