Visit It's About Me Derbyshire for delivery dates and more.
The holiday activities and food programme offers funded spaces for families who claim benefit related free school meals and are provided by a range of local organisations and groups.
All eligible children will require a code to book a space, places are available on a first come, first served basis, with priority given to children who receive benefit-related free school meals.
The holiday activities and food programme is funded by the Department for Education (DfE).
Derbyshire's It's About Me holiday activity and food programme
Delivery of Derbyshire's popular holiday activities and food programme It's About Me Derbyshire is back for winter 2026.
Book a place
Bookings open Monday 30 November 2026. To book a funded space at an It's About Me holiday club, you'll need a unique HAF / IAM code, which is available from schools.
Holiday clubs run from Monday 21 December 2026 to Thursday 31 December 2026 (excluding bank holidays).
Changes to HAF eligibility
From autumn 2026, the government introduced changes to free school meals (FSM) eligibility. There are now 2 FSM groups:
- benefits-related free school meals (FSM) - children in this group remain automatically eligible for the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme
- expanded free school meals - children in this group are not automatically eligible for HAF
You can find out more about free school meals eligibility.
Holiday activity and food programme providers
If you're interested in supporting the delivery of holiday activities and food and want to find out how to apply for funding, contact StreetGames, email derbyshireholidayactivities@streetgames.org.