School breakfast clubs, children and family support

Shemilt, Ian, O'Brien, Margaret, Thoburn, June, Harvey, Ian, Belderson, Pippa, Robinson, Jill and Camina, Margaret (2003) School breakfast clubs, children and family support. Children & Society, 17 (2). pp. 100-112. ISSN 0951-0605

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Abstract

School breakfast clubs are a form of before school provision serving breakfast to children who arrive early. This paper explores their potential to provide support for families at risk of social exclusion. A national evaluation of a Department of Health pilot initiative suggests that their provision can afford valued support to families coping with varying degrees of difficulty in their material, environmental, relational and social circumstances. Many parents regarded clubs as successful in encouraging children to eat breakfast, reducing pressures in the morning and providing an additional source of affordable, trusted child care to those in work, studying or seeking employment.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Social Work
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Child Protection & Family Support Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Research on Children and Families
Depositing User:	Katherine Humphries
Date Deposited:	11 Jan 2011 11:34
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2023 06:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/19054
DOI:	10.1002/chi.738

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