Staffing is an issue with breakfast and after school clubs. We were a charity, totally independent from the school. We had a lottery-funded purpose built building, which we shared with the local playgroup, although we didn't have anything to do with the group either. The building was on land leased from the school, so we had to pay rent and maintenance.
Finding staff, who were prepared to work an hour and a half before school and/or three hours after school was difficult. At least one of the staff had to have Level 3 childcare qualifications. We were registered for 24 children and usually had a waiting list. Admin was done by the committee (including me) on a voluntary basis.
Funding was always tight and, even with that number of children, we struggled and I don't think we could have survived without the support from the supermarkets and endless raffles, tombolas, fetes and begging.