Education bosses have proposed increased charges or drastic cuts to the provision of breakfast clubs in the city.

A report to be considered by the Glasgow City Council Children and Families Committee today details a review carried out of 135 breakfast clubs provided at the city's schools, looking at ways to save on the net annual cost of £2million.

Proposals include clustering breakfast clubs in adjacent schools, cutting services altogether in schools with low take up and charging up to £3 for a breakfast to parents who currently pay only £1.

The review concluded that clustering was only possible in two locations serving four schools and one of these, between Darnley and St Angela's primary would would save no money.

Merging the breakfast clubs Merrylee Primary and Our Lady of the Annunciation would raise some traffic safety concerns but would save around £3,000 a year.

A plan to cut breakfast clubs deemed non-viable due to cost or underuse would save up to £447,703, but would the loss of up to 64 breakfast clubs and up to 133 breakfast assistant jobs, according to a range of calculations.

In some schools as few as 2% of pupils attend breakfast clubs, but the percentage of families who pay is also a factor.

The option of charging more to those parents who pay is also calculated, with the review concluding that a 20p increase to £1.20 wouuld raise up to 77,748 but could see use drop by 5%.

Meanwhile raising prices to £3 would save between £583,110 and £777,480 but could see custom drop by up to 25%.

The report seeks feedback from councillors on the options, concluding: "We know that breakfast clubs are valued by those parents who make use of them and we do not wish to impact negatively on families.

"However, given the financial position of the council there is a need to explore the options to enable this service to be delivered in a more cost effective way."