Written question WQ97115
- Asked by
- Sioned WilliamsPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
Will a two-year-old child receive a free childcare offer as part of the Flying Start programme by the end of this Senedd term?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Children and Social Care
All local authorities in Wales have now begun work on Phase 3 of the Flying Start expansion programme which is extending high quality, Government-funded Flying Start childcare to 2-year-olds across Wales.
I recently published a Written Statement setting out the progress we are making with the Flying Start expansion programme.
The progress that local authorities make towards reaching all 2-year-olds with Flying Start childcare will depend on a number of factors. These include the expansion plans that they have developed, their funding allocation, the numbers reached to date and takeup levels in both Phases 2 and 3. Welsh Government will monitor the expansion programme closely as Phase 3 continues to progress.