Written question WQ93695
- Asked by
- Siân GwenllianPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
How many new free childcare places for two-year-old children have so far been created per community or provider in Gwynedd as part of the Flying Start expansion?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Mental Health and Early Years
We are making excellent progress in extending the eligibility of Flying Start childcare by rolling out high-quality childcare to two-year-olds across Wales.
Phase 1 of the expansion programme began in September 2022 and has been completed, having delivered all four elements of the programme to 3,178 additional children aged 0-4. This included 772 additional children across Wales who had been offered a Flying Start childcare place. 16 of these offers of additional childcare places in Phase 1 were made in Gwynedd.
Phase 2 of the expansion began in March 2023. Indicative data provided by local authorities suggests that 6,907 additional children across Wales had been offered Flying Start childcare as part of Phase 2 of the expansion in 2023-24. 89 of these offers of additional childcare places in Phase 2 were made in Gwynedd in 2023-24.