The initiative aims to support working parents by giving them more time in the morning to attend appointments, travel or administer other responsibilities.
According to estimates, parents could save up to 95 hours of child care and around £ 450 per year if their child attends the breakfast club daily.
The schools that participate in today’s program (April 22) are:
Bexley
- Jubilee Elementary School
- Willow Bank primary school
Greenwich
- Fossene Primary
- Church of Santa María Magdalene of England throughout the school
- Catholic Primary School of San Pedro
Lewisham
- Deptford Park Elementary School
- Downerry Elementary School
- ELFRIDA PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Forster Park Elementary School
- Grinling Gibbons Primary School
- Lucas Vale Primary School
- Rangesfield Elementary School
- John Ball Elementary School
- Brent Knoll School (Special School)
The deployment is part of a broader government effort to improve access to child care and support families duration of the crisis of the cost of living.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “As a father, I know that the combined pressures of family life and work may feel impossible to juggle.
“That is why our Manifesto promised to make parents live more easily and put more money in their pockets with free breakfast clubs.
“Less than a year since we arrived at office, this government is delivering it through our change plan.
“The launch of free breakfast clubs is truly a moment that changes the game for families in this country.
“They mean that parents will no longer be conceited for the rigid schedule of the school and will have the breathing space they need to overcome morning fever, attend work meetings and medical appointments, or execute errors.
“And crucially, it means better life possibilities for children.
“By making free and universal thesis clubs, we are doing something that previous governments have never done.
“We are going more and faster to deliver the change that working families deserve.
“That is the change that this government was chosen to deliver.”
The Secretary of Education, Bridget Phillipson, said: “Free breakfast clubs are a central part of our exchange plan.
“At a time when there is so much pressure on families, they provide real help with the cost of living and guarantee that children begin the day with a nutritious meal.
“In addition to the agitated school career, parents should not have to worry about how to balance work and prepare their children and prepare for school.
“These clubs will break down barriers and help children establish, focus and make the most of their learning.
“We are fulfilling our promises and giving each child the best beginning in life while we ensure that families get the support they need, wherever they live.”
The deployment offers the promise of the Government’s manifesto to ensure that state schools sacrifice free breakfast clubs to all students; While supporting your milestone for the plan for change to guarantee tens of thousands of more children, school ready to learn.
Victoria Taylor, mother of two children aged 5 and 7, said: “For me, free breakfast clubs provide vital support, which means that I can enter the work a little more easily and make sure that my two children are established and ready to learn.
“I am a primary school teacher, so the mornings are essential, however, I try not to let my busy schedule dictate the rhythm of the mornings.
“Bringing my children to breakfast clubs means that I know they are fed, ready to start the day and emotionally regulated: the commitment to implement at the national level will make the world of difference for working families.”