HARD-UP parents are being promised savings of up to £8,000 a year as hundreds of schools open free breakfast clubs from today.
launches in 750 primary schools in England – offering half an hour of before the school day begins.
Ministers say the savings come from combining the , worth up to £450 a year, with 30 hours of for under-fives from September, and a £50 cap on .
Prime Minister 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.”;
But unions warn the plan may be underfunded, with some schools already raising the alarm.
Paul Whiteman, General Secretary of the , said “initial feedback”; from schools was that the funding “just isn’t sufficient”;.
The Government has previously insisted will be enough to deliver the programme.
