FAQs & Contact Us

The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme, known locally in Derbyshire as ‘It’s About Me’, provides healthy meals, enriching activities and free childcare places to children from low-income families, benefiting their health, wellbeing and learning.

Funded by the Department for Education, It’s About Me holiday clubs are coordinated by national sport for development charity, StreetGames in partnership with Derbyshire County Council and delivered by local activity providers. Find out more.

The It’s About Me holiday clubs are available during the spring, summer and winter holidays (excludes half-terms, bank holidays and weekends).

Spring
Holiday Clubs: 7th April 2025 – 17th April 2025

Summer
Holiday Clubs: 28th July 2025 – 3rd September 2025

Winter
Holiday Clubs: 22nd December 2025- 2nd January 2026

*All dates exclude bank holidays and weekends.

No, It’s About Me holiday clubs are not currently available during half-terms.

Children and young people are eligible to attend holiday clubs for up to 4 sessions during the spring and winter school holidays and up to 16 sessions during the summer holidays.

Please do not book ‘back-up’ spaces at multiple holiday clubs, as this prevents other families from being able to access funded holiday club spaces.

Yes, all It’s About Me holiday clubs include a healthy meal. Please ensure your child’s dietary requirements are included on your child’s booking profile.

The It’s About Me programme is primarily for school-aged children from reception to year 11 (inclusive) who receive benefits related Free School Meals. View Eligibility Criteria.

It’s About Me work with a wide variety of providers which specialise in providing activities for children and young people with SEND. View SEND Information.

Alternatively, if you are looking for further support, please visit Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Service for more information.

Most home-schooled children are not eligible for benefits-related free school meals and therefore may not eligible for free places at funded holiday clubs.

There are some instances where your home-schooled child/ children may be eligible, if you wish to discuss this please make contact with Derbyshire County Council directly by email: HAF.enquiries@derbyshire.gov.uk

Alternatively, many of our It’s About Me holiday clubs offer paid for places, please contact the holiday club directly to enquire.

The It’s About Me programme funding is primarily for school aged children from reception to year 11 (inclusive) who receive benefits- related Free School Meals.

Local authorities have discretion to use up to 15% of their funding to provide free or subsidised holiday club places for children who are not in receipt of benefits-related Free School Meals but who the local authority believe could benefit from It’s About Me holiday clubs.

We accept referrals at the discretion of schools, social workers and other professionals working directly with children, young people and families across Derbyshire via email on HAF.Enquiries@derbyshire.gov.uk

Many of our It’s About Me holiday clubs also offer paid holiday club spaces. Please contact the holiday club directly to enquire.

Holiday Clubs can be booked through our website or by contacting the holiday club directly. Follow our How to Book Guide for more information.

You will need your Free School Meal (FSM)/ It’s About Me (IAM)/ Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) code from your child’s school to book.

Your eligibility code will be sent to you by your child’s school, if you haven’t received your code, please contact your child’s school.

Bookings for Summer holiday clubs officially open on Monday 30th June.

Bookings for Winter holiday clubs officially open on Monday 1st December.

Please cancel any sessions you have booked and can no longer attend. We have limited places. Sessions which are booked and not attended, incur a cost to the programme and can stop other eligible families from accessing the provision.

Subscribe to the It’s About Me Newsletter. As well as updates from the programme, we also share links to free/ affordable resources, information and opportunities available to families across Derbyshire.

Food boxes are only available during the winter holiday and can be booked through our website. Subscribe to our newsletter for more information.

To complement our face-to-face holiday clubs, we offer at-home Activity Packs for Primary and Secondary aged children. The Activity Packs are limited and available first come, first serve basis. Subscribe to our newsletter for more information.