HAF - Information for providers

HAF provider requirements

To be eligible for funding, your provision must meet the HAF Programme's framework of standards (see: Gov.uk - Holiday activities and food programme: standards for holiday provision).

This includes:

• One hour of physical activity per day (this could be a sport, game, walk or free outdoor play)
• Enriching activities
• Food
• Nutritional education
• Support for children and their families

The provision must also be:

• Inclusive for children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND)
• Provided in person, not online

The provision must be available for children, young people and their families for a minimum of four hours per day, for a minimum of four days per week for:

• One week of the Spring holidays
• Four weeks of the Summer holidays
• One week of the Winter holidays

If your provision does not meet all of the required standards but you would like to be part of the HAF programme, we may be able to support you.

For example, if you are not able to provide food, we can connect you with local providers.

Documents and policies

If your application is successful, we will need to see some documents before we can provide funding. This includes:

• A safeguarding policy
• Insurance certificates
• A health and safety policy
• A fire safety and evacuation plan
• A GDPR policy
• A complaints and whistleblowing policy
• DBS checks
• Training certificates

You must make sure that these documents are up to date.

If you need help

We may also be able to support you if:

• Your provision does not meet all of the required standards, but you would like to be part of the HAF programme
• You have an existing offer and would like to expand, for example, to run your provision from additional sites
• You need help with documents and policies