Carried out by Northumbria University in Newcastle, the research, which claims to be the ‘largest-ever’ study into holiday clubs in England, finds that holiday provision benefits children and their parents beyond combating hunger.
It follows the news last week that the Department of Education has provided £2m to pilot out-of-school activities and healthy meals for children from disadvantaged families for free this summer.
Researchers from the university examined the impact 17 holiday clubs across the North East had on children and their families last summer. The clubs were set up by the North East Child Poverty Trust, Children North East, and the Big Lottery Fund in response to the impact of ‘holiday hunger’, viewed as a key issue for families in the North East.
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