Apply to be an early adopter of breakfast club scheme - Deadline for applications Friday 20 December 2024

The Chancellor will introduce free breakfast clubs in up to 750 early adopter schools from April 2025 as part of a test and learn phase in advance of national roll out.

Early adopters will offer all primary-aged children on roll at their school, no matter their circumstances, access to a free, universal breakfast club lasting at least 30 minutes that involves food, providing children with a supportive start to the day.

Schools that become early adopters of the breakfast club scheme, will have the opportunity to shape national breakfast club policy, contributing directly to its design and implementation.

Apply

State funded schools with primary age children who wish to apply to be a breakfast club early adopter must complete the Breakfast clubs early adopter scheme - DFE Online Forms

Schools will be asked about current breakfast club provision and take-up.

Complete the form by 20 December 2024.

Interest is welcomed from schools:

• with an existing breakfast or before-school childcare offer
• without any existing provision
• that already work with, or are considering working with, private, voluntary or independent (PVI) childcare providers, including childminders, to deliver their breakfast clubs
• that may face initial challenges with setting up breakfast club provision

Trusts may express interest. Each school must submit an individual application using their own DfE Sign-in.

Find out more

Further information about the early adopters scheme will be available at Breakfast clubs early adopters scheme - GOV.UK.

Tell Ealing Council's wraparound team

We'd love to get involved so do let us know if you are interested in this the early adopter scheme. Tell us by completing this completing this form.