Breakfast clubs fight for survival

By Nicole Curnow, Nursery World, 17 June 2004

Out-of-school clubs in Fife are struggling to make breakfast provision viable, according to a review by Fife Council. Based on interviews with 49 clubs in the region, the council found that many breakfast clubs 'struggled' with very low uptake and high operating costs. Use was as low as two to three children in some clubs that had a registered capacity for ten times that amount.

Out-of-school clubs in Fife are struggling to make breakfast provision viable, according to a review by Fife Council. Based on interviews with 49 clubs in the region, the council found that many breakfast clubs 'struggled'...

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