According to the Department for Education’s (DfE) Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents 2017, the percentage of families using breakfast clubs has risen from four per cent in 2010-11 to eight per cent in 2017.
The rise in the use of breakfast clubs was greatest for children aged five to seven.
The findings are based upon the responses of almost 5,700 parents in England with children from birth to age 14, who were interviewed by Ipsos Mori between January and August 2017.
Overall, the survey finds that the use of formal childcare has increased and informal childcare has remained stable.
A breakdown by provider type shows that 10 per cent of families used day nurseries in 2017, up from eight per cent in 2010-11.
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