The Welsh Government has expanded funded childcare for all 2-year-olds from just 3 local authorities to 19 by the end of this month (November 2026), with all 22 on track to be delivering the offer by the end of March 2027.
The progress has been made possible by the Welsh Government’s £55 million investment in childcare this year, which is helping to accelerate the rollout of funded childcare to more 2-year-olds across Wales.
The rollout of 12.5 hours of funded childcare a week for all 2-year-olds is the first phase of the Welsh Government's programme to deliver a universal childcare offer for children aged 9 months to 4 years. As the programme develops, the offer for 2-year-olds will increase to 20 funded hours a week for 48 weeks of the year before being extended to younger children.
For further information please select the following link: Funded childcare for all 2 year olds in 86% of local authorities | GOV.WALES.