Washing clothes and letting pupils use shower facilities are just some of the ways that schools are trying to address the cost of living pressures that can keep children away from lessons.
Attendance is already down about 4% on pre-Covid levels - equating to thousands of hours of missed learning.
The cost of living pressures have now "exacerbated" these issues.
At Henry Tudor School, the team from Pembrokeshire council support families to get pupils back into class.
Family engagement officer Emily Morgan starts her day with calls to children's homes to see if they are coming to school.
"I'll get a message to let me know if a learner is having a wobbly day, I've got about 10 regulars I'm in contact with," she said.
