At 8am, the school hall at Grange Lane Infant Academy (GLIA) in Doncaster is filling up with children who are starting their day with breakfast club. The smell of toast and buttered crumpets is wafting through the room, the dining tables are set up with bowls, plates and jugs of milk, and there is a selection of healthy cereals and fruit for children to choose from.
Apart from the usual chatter and laughter of children, there is an air of calm in the room. Some children are happily playing with the resources that are laid out on gym mats around the room or colouring at the tables. A group of boys are lining up giant dominoes and watching them topple in a chain reaction. Children from as young as three are pouring cereal into their bowls and spreading their toast with jam. The breakfast monitors are on hand to help and there is plenty of lively conversation in the room as children ease into their day with a healthy breakfast alongside their friends.
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