What are the terms and conditions for enrolling in a school canteen?

It is not mandatory to set up a school catering system in a primary school, a college or a high school. However, when such a service is offered, registration in the canteen must be possible for all children regardless of their situation or that of their family.

The prices of a school canteen are determined:

• by the municipality (or public inter-municipal cooperation institution) for nursery and elementary schools;
• by the department for colleges;
• by the region for high schools.

Each community in charge of a school catering service must specify the conditions of access. In any case, your social situation cannot prevent your child from registering; it is forbidden to reserve the canteen for children whose parents work.

Local authorities can introduce social pricing in their canteens, which involves offering different rates to families, depending on their income and the number of children in the household (or the number of children in the household). family allowance fund family quotient). So it's a progressive pricing.

What financial support can you receive?

You can benefit, under conditions, from aid to pay all or part of your child's canteen fees. To find out if such provisions exist in the school restaurant frequented by your child, you must inquire:

• at your town hall, if your child is in primary school;
• if your child is in middle school or high school, contact the social assistance department or the school secretariat.