The Free Breakfast Clubs Checklist 2026/27 is for school leaders running a free breakfast club in 2026/27, for pupils from reception to Year 6. It replaces our early adopter checklist and is based on the DfE's free breakfast clubs guidance (updated 15 September 2026) and the grant conditions for 2026/27.
What's inside
- Where your school stands in the national rollout
- Minimum requirements for how the club runs
- Inclusive provision, including pupils with SEND
- Staffing, training and safeguarding
- Funding rates, payment dates and data returns
- Allergy safety and school food standards
- Ofsted registration and working with partners
There is a Notes column on every row. The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 includes a breakfast club duty, but the core duty was not in force at the end of September 2026.
Format: editable Word document and a PDF.
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