Help with children

Help with Childcare Costs

£2,000 in government funding available to help with childcare costs

Eligibility criteria:

Tax-Free Childcare - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Childcare Choices:

Childcare Choices | 30 Hours Free Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More | Help with Costs | GOV.UK

School Meals

We encourage all children to have a healthy and nutritional meal at lunchtime and a snack during morning break.

Research shows that children who have a nutritionally balanced meal (rather than one that has too much sugar and fat) are better able to concentrate in lessons.

To find out more about school meals/free school meals please check out:

School meals – Education and Families (devon.gov.uk)

Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme

Have you heard of the Devon Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme?

The aim of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is to support children to eat more healthily, be more active over the school holidays and have a greater knowledge of health and nutrition as well as be more engaged with school and other local services.

Devon County Council are working with sixty nine providers across Devon to offer fully funded places on HAF approved Holidays Schemes.

*Please note to access the programme children must be eligible for benefit related free school meals.*

To find out what is happening in your area please check out:

https://www.devon.gov.uk/educationandfamilies/family-support/haf-programme

New toolkit to support parents to claim Child Benefit online

HM Revenue and Customs’ online Child Benefit claims service means the majority of parents can claim online at a time that suits them and be paid quicker new Child Benefit toolkit