Hard-up parents promised savings of up to £8,000 a year as hundreds of schools open free breakfast clubs

HARD-UP parents are being promised savings of up to £8,000 a year as hundreds of schools open free breakfast clubs from today. The scheme launches in 750 primary schools in England - offering half an hour of free childcare and a healthy meal before the school day begins. Advertisement 1 Hard-up parents are being promised savings of up to £8,000 a year as hundreds of schools open free breakfast clubs from today Credit: Getty Ministers say the savings come from combining the breakfast clubs, worth up to £450 a year, with 30 hours of free childcare for under-fives from September, and a £50 cap on branded school uniforms .

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called it a “game-changing moment” for parents, giving them “breathing space” and boosting children’s chances. He said: “Parents will no longer be hamstrung by rigid school hours and have the breathing space they need to beat the morning rush, attend work meetings and doctors’ appointments, or run errands. “And crucially, it means better life chances for children.



” Advertisement Read More on Money TO THE POINT Are you getting enough out of your Tesco Clubcard? Easy tricks to boost points SHOP TO IT Supermarkets provide update on opening hours over Easter But unions warn the plan may be underfunded, with some schools already raising the alarm. Paul Whiteman, General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said “initial feedback” from schools was that the funding “just isn’t sufficient”. The Government has previously insisted the funding will be enough to deliver the programme.

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