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Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme
What is provided under the Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme, eligibility, funding and application details for childcare settings.
The Scottish Milk and Health Snack Scheme (SMHSS) supports improvements in children's health in the earliest years. This is crucial in tackling health inequalities.
Any child aged 5 years and under who attends a registered setting for 2 hours or more a day is entitled to receive milk and a healthy snack, such as a piece of fruit for free.
For more on the details of what must be provided, go to Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme: statutory guidance – Scottish Government.
Apply for the Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme – childcare providers only
Registered daycare providers, nurseries, and childminders can register for the SMHSS.
Parents need not apply.
After you have completed the application form, please email us with a copy of your Care Inspectorate registration:
Email: earlyyearssupport@dumgal.gov.uk
SMHSS funding and payments
We will confirm payment arrangements with you. SMHSS funding must only be used for the scheme.
Families should not be charged for a benefit which has been funded via the scheme.
If your childcare setting is no longer entitled to a payment under the scheme, due to a change in circumstances, you must tell us as soon as possible.