Activities and providers
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme, funded by the Department for Education, provides free activities and a nutritious meal for children from Reception to Year 11 who are eligible for benefits related free school meals. We are working with Community Action Derby to provide an active programme for the children to enjoy.
Find out more about the terms and conditions of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme.
Easter Holiday Activities and Food Programme
The Easter Holiday Activities and Food Programme will be available to book from late February 2024.
All children booking onto the HAF Programme will need a Derby HAF code.
Do you have your Derby HAF code to book a place?
If your child is in receipt of benefits related free school meals and would like to book a Holiday Activities and Food place in the Easter holidays, you will need a unique code. Your child’s school should have shared a letter or email with you containing your child’s code. The new codes issued from February 2024 onwards will remain with your child while they attend their current school. Please keep the code in a safe place as you will need this for future bookings. If you lose your code, please contact your child’s school.
Are you interested in becoming a provider?
The annual application process for HAF delivery in 2024 is now closed.
If you would like more information about the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, email derbyHAF@derby.gov.uk.
Information for schools
There are several ways that schools can get involved in the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, including:
- delivering a programme from your own school – an ideal way of supporting local families in a familiar environment
- developing a partnership with another provider who could use your school as a venue during the holidays
- referring eligible children directly to our providers
- promoting the Holiday Activities and Food Programme to your families
- inviting a member of our team along to speak to your staff team or to attend Parents’ Evenings to promote the programme.
To find out more about how schools can get more involved, email derbyHAF@derby.gov.uk.
Framework of standards
All providers of the Holiday Activity and Food Programme must adhere to a set of standards, including:
- current policies and procedures in place for example: safeguarding, health and safety, equality and diversity, complaints, data protection / GDPR, food hygiene
- staff and volunteers to be DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked and safeguarding trained
- where applicable, providers must be registered with or in the process of becoming registered with Ofsted
- all new providers venues are visited as part of the application process and receive annual Quality Assurance visits
- providers are assessed against a framework of standards which are outlined in the full Department for Education Holiday activities and food programme 2023.