Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)

Brighton and Hove City Council uses an external booking system called Eequ for parents to make their individual bookings. To check your eligibility and to create your account, please visit https://eequ.org/brightonhovehaf

Contact Brighton and Hove HAF Team - HAF@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Useful information about Eequ - https://help.eequ.org/en/articles/6912080-how-parents-find-and-book-a-free-haf-programme

Families can make a booking now through the following easy step guide!

• Please click here and register or login to your account.

• Enter your desired HAF Holiday Club location as the ‘centre’.

• Add your child(ren) to your account before starting a booking.

• Ensure you’ve answered the consent questions and added collector, emergency contacts and doctor details.

• You’re then ready to click ‘book activity.’ To ensure your booking is free of charge, select ‘HAF-only activities.’

• Select the dates you wish to book.

• Checkout to confirm your booking.

  • Make sure to add your HAF code to ensure your booking is free upon checkout!

    • Invicta Primary School Blackheath - HAFJAGIBW

    • Windrush Primary School - HAFJAGWRW

• We look forward to welcoming your family to our JAG Holiday Club!

London Borough of Hounslow uses an external booking system called Evoucher for parents to make their individual bookings. To check your eligibility and to create your account, please visit https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20008/schools_children_and_families/2322/hounslow_holiday_activities_and_food_programme.

Once your voucher has been received through the online evoucher system, you will be able to follow the link from that voucher to view all the activities available.

Hounslow HAF Team: HAF@Hounslow.gov.uk

To book a club you will require a HAF Evoucher, which your school will provide. Your Evoucher will include a link that you can click on to take you to the booking site. The booking site lists all Lincolnshire HAF clubs. You can narrow your search by postcode for the most local clubs to you. Please contact your child's school if you do not receive your HAF Evoucher.

Find out more here.

If you haven't received your HAF Evoucher and your child's school is closed due to the school holiday, please contact HAF@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

To book a club you will require a HAF Evoucher, which your school will provide. Your Evoucher will include a link that you can click on to take you to the booking site. The booking site lists all Merton HAF clubs. You can narrow your search by postcode for the most local clubs to you. Please contact your child's school if you do not receive your HAF Evoucher.

Find out more here.

If you haven't received your HAF Evoucher and your child's school is closed due to the school holiday, please contact HAF@merton.gov.uk.

South Gloucestershire Council uses an external booking system called Eequ for parents to make their individual bookings. To check your eligibility and to create your account please visit: https://eequ.org/search-learning-experiences.

Contact the South Gloucestershire HAF Team via email at HAF@southglos.gov.uk.

Sutton Council uses an external booking system called Evoucher for parents to make their individual bookings. To check your eligibility and view information about booking, please visit https://suttoninformationhub.org.uk/pages/haf-bookings-1.

Sutton HAF Team: support@holidayactivities.com or by calling 01638 438 3111.

West Sussex County Council uses an external booking system for parents to make their individual bookings. To check your eligibility and to create your account, please visit https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/education-children-and-families/support-for-families/holiday-activities-and-food-programme/#how-to-access-haf.

Contact the West Sussex HAF Team via email at haf@westsussex.gov.uk.

West Northamptonshire Council uses an external booking system called Evoucher for parents to make their individual bookings. To check your eligibility and find out more go to:
https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/help-cost-going-school/holiday-activities-and-food-haf-programme

Once your voucher has been received through the online Evoucher system, you will be able to follow the link from that voucher to view all the activities available.
West Northamptonshire HAF Team: haf@northamptonshiresport.org.

Wokingham uses an external booking system called Evoucher for parents to make their individual bookings. To check your eligibility and find out more, please click here.

Contact the Wokingham HAF Team via email at haf@wokingham.gov.uk.

Citizens Advice gives people the knowledge and confidence they need to find their way forward - whoever they are and whatever their problem. They are here to help everyone who needs it with practical advice you can trust. Find out more and get in touch with them at https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/.

Mind is a mental health charity that provides information, advice, and local services to support people. You can find out more and get in touch with Mind at https://www.mind.org.uk/.

Money Saving Central have composed a list of places where kids can eat free during the school holidays! Click here to find out the list for the current/upcoming holiday period.

To find your local food bank, you can do this by visiting Citizen's Advice and asking them to refer you to a food bank, checking your local authorities' website, or searching 'local food bank' in your web browser or via this link.

Get help with the cost of living from your local council. You may be able to get help with essential costs from your local council. This is sometimes known as ‘the Household Support Fund’. This could help if you’re struggling to afford things like:

• energy and water bills

• food

• essential items

Your council may also offer food vouchers to families during the school holidays. To find out more and check your eligibility, go to https://www.gov.uk/cost-living-help-local-council.

Junior Adventures Group is Ofsted-registered, which means we can accept tax-free childcare. For every £8 you pay into this scheme, the government tops up your account with a further £2, which you can use to pay for childcare. So, for example, if you deposit £80, the government will contribute £20, giving you a total of £100 to spend on childcare. You can find out more about the scheme and your eligibility here – https://www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare - but the great news is that around 99% of families are eligible. 

To book through Tax-Free Childcare, please use your venue's name, Ofsted registration number or postcode, which can be found here, and your child's TFC number, which is formatted as the first initial of your child's forename, followed by the first three letters of their surname, five digits and then the letters TFC (for example, John Smith's TFC number would be: JSMI12345TFC). After submitting a booking, please search 'Junior Adventures Group UK' to make your payment. If you are unable to find your chosen venue, please make payment to any 'Junior Adventures Group UK' accounts, as all payments will come directly to JAG. If you have any issues then please contact us via hello@junioradventuresgroup.co.uk.

If you’re going to take advantage of this scheme to pay for JAG clubs and activities, please just drop us a quick email first to give us your reference number so that we can link the payments to your account.

Universal Credit is a government-funded scheme to help with your living costs, including childcare. You may be able to claim it if you’re on a low income, out of work, or cannot work. Check your eligibility and find out more here: https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit

If you're looking to claim Universal Credit, we require an upfront booking and payment on your JAG account. You can obtain a 'tax letter' for proof of payment by emailing our Customer Experience Team at hello@junioradventuresgroup.co.uk.

Upon receiving the tax letter, promptly upload it to your Universal Credit journal. If eligible for reimbursement, the Universal Credit team will process the claim accordingly.

To view more payment options that we offer here at JAG, please click here.

View the range of activities we have for the upcoming school holiday and our sample timetable by clicking here.

A range of Better Health (formerly known as Change4Life) digital resources are available here, including food facts, recipes, activities and more!

Make healthy choices at home with our tips for nutrition and following a healthy lifestyle here!

Over the school holidays, it’s important that children stay engaged, entertained and active – all whilst having fun! That’s why, whether your child is joining us at a JAG holiday club or staying at home, we want to ensure that we can still support them and their development with a large range of activities that can all be done at home. Check them out here!

Find hundreds of free craft ideas and printables for children and grown-ups here!

For families eligible to receive HAF funding, please ensure you have registered through your local authority if required.

Please note that some local authorities use their own booking systems, so be sure to check first. If you have been advised to use the Junior Adventures Group booking system, then follow the below steps to secure your child(ren)'s place:

*Parents who have already registered should be able to skip steps 1 & 2

1. Please create an account/login to your online account and secure your place online by clicking our 'Book Now' button.

2. Please confirm that you have read the Terms and Conditions

3. Add your desired HAF Holiday Club location as the centre

4. Add your child(ren) to your account before attempting to make a booking

5. Ensure all the Consent questions, Collector, Emergency Contacts and Doctor details are added.

6. After this, click on ‘Book Activity’ and select the relevant HAF activity – this will ensure your booking is free.*

7. Select the dates you wish to book!

8. Enter your URN and HAF promo code (you should have received this from your school or local authority) at checkout.

*Please ensure to book under the 'Holiday Activity Fund ONLY' activity and apply the promo code sent to you by your local authority or School; otherwise, you will be charged for your booking. Please note that some local authorities will send a Unique Reference Number (URN). This will also need to be applied to your booking where necessary.

We look forward to welcoming your family to our holiday clubs! If you have any further queries regarding HAF, please don’t hesitate to contact Junior Adventures Group’s friendly Customer Care team via email at hello@junioradventuresgroup.co.uk or telephone at 0333 577 1533.

Once you’ve received your venue-specific HAF code from your school or local authority, please make sure upon securing your child's booking that you choose the relevant HAF activity – this will ensure that your booking is free when you use the promotional code at the checkout stage.

If you have any further queries regarding HAF, please don’t hesitate to contact Junior Adventures Group’s friendly Customer Care team via email at hello@junioradventuresgroup.co.uk or telephone at 0333 577 1533.

Please ensure you have booked under the correct activity, as you may be liable to pay for any sessions booked under our regular clubs. Ensure that your promotional code is included and that your URN (if required) is also referenced.

If you have issues with the balance on your account and you're eligible for HAF funding, please don’t hesitate to contact Junior Adventures Group’s friendly Customer Care team via email at hello@junioradventuresgroup.co.uk or telephone at 0333 577 1533 who will assist you with removing this.

If your child is attending a Rise then Shine or Stay and Play club, they don’t need to bring anything with them for the club itself. However, it’s wise to factor in our unpredictable English weather, whether that’s sun cream and a sun hat or waterproofs and warmer clothing.

With a wide variety of activities on offer every day, your children will be most comfortable in practical activewear. You might also want to send a change of clothes that you don’t mind getting messy in outdoor play or arts & crafts!

Bookbags, backpacks, coats and other items that your child may use during the school day can be kept aside in the areas our Rise then Shine or Stay and Play Club operates in.

We always suggest that any clothing or items brought to club are clearly labelled and ask that children don't bring any valuable toys or belongings with them, as JAG cannot be held responsible if they go missing.

If your child requires medication, this must be brought to the club and the relevant forms must be completed every time your child attends. We cannot accept any children into the club without the required in-date medication and paperwork.

For younger children, we recommend packing an extra set of clothes in case of toilet accidents.

You can check if your preferred JAG club has availability on our Find Us page.

Please select your venue from the drop-down list, as well as the activity you’re interested in.

No two days are ever the same at Holiday HQ, and each holiday period promises experience types (Make & Take, Special Events and Daily Themed Activities), planned activities with opportunities for children to share their own ideas, ensuring each day is filled with fun and unforgettable memories. What is consistent, however, is the way we carefully structure our club days to give children a wide breadth of activities and experiences they love. For them, it’s all about fun!

For parents, it’s also reassuring to know that our Holiday HQ programme prepares children for life, with an important role for every child in every session.

To find out more about what we have on offer for children over the next holiday period, go to our what's on page. All activities within our clubs can be subject to change due to availability.

Holiday HQ is the ultimate destination for kids seeking an unforgettable escape from the school routine during the school holidays. With thrilling outdoor adventures, creative workshops, cooking classes, and interactive learning sessions, our expert team offers a dynamic blend of engaging activities and enriching experiences.

We’re committed to making each child’s holiday not only entertaining but also a valuable opportunity for growth.

At Holiday HQ, children build new friendships, explore their passions, and return to school with memories that last a lifetime.