Holidays Are Fun annual report 2024 to 2025
Providers
During 2024 to 2025 there were over 38 different organisations who delivered one or more club within Stockton-on-Tees. These providers included schools, Family Hubs, charities, childcare providers and private companies.
The HAF providers worked hard providing engaging, enriching activities in safe, welcoming environments where children had fun and could make new friends.
Activities
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) providers in Stockton-on-Tees offered a wide variety of enriching activities including sport, music, theatre, film making, cinema, dance, outdoor activities, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) activities, cookery and more. In addition, providers incorporated day trips to libraries, museums, local landmarks, attractions and beaches. Many children and families told us they would never have had the opportunity to access these activities or events without the HAF programme. HAF sessions varied in length, from 2 hours for teenagers and SEND children up to 8.5 hour sessions for a full day session.
Whilst all HAF providers were expected to incorporate a minimum of 60 minutes physical activity per session, within our offer there were a wide range of physical activities for children to choose from. Children were able to access martial arts, boxing, football, mixed sports, climbing, swimming, ice skating, water sports, dance, bushcraft, gymnastics and horse riding. Past booking figures show these physical activities are generally very popular with children and young people and our substantial sports offer meant that each child who attended completed over and above the minimum requirement of 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Physical activities were inclusive and could be adapted, and were adapted, in lots of venues. One of our mainstream dance schools for example, offered support to a child with significant SEND who uses a wheelchair. The dance school ensured he was able to access all activities and helped his sister to support him with the dance activities so that he fully experienced the session.
