The Childcare Offer will be extended to parents in education and training and parents on adoption leave, the Welsh Government has announced.
From September, parents in education and training and parents who are on adoption leave, if it is in line with the child’s Adoption Support Plan, will be eligible for up to 30 hours of government funded early education and childcare for children aged three and four.
Currently workless households are not eligible for government-funded childcare in addition to their early education entitlement.
The Welsh Government has also announced an extra £6 million per year to increase the hourly rate for childcare providers from £4.50 to £5 per hour from April. The 11% increase will help provide greater sustainability across the childcare sector in Wales.
Ministers have committed to reviewing the rate at least every three years. The maximum amount settings can charge for food will also increase from £7.50 to £9 a day, reflecting the increase in both food prices and utility and energy prices.
For further information visit https://gov.wales/childcare-offer-extended-providers-receive-funding-boost