Written question WQ98049
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Education
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
What percentage of children in reception in the school year 2024/25 were toilet trained when they began reception?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
This data is not held by Welsh Government.
Health visitors, through the Healthy Child Wales Programme, provide guidance to families on toileting such as addressing common toilet training challenges, and support families to recognise the signs of toilet training readiness.
Our Flying Start, Families First and parenting programmes provide bespoke parenting support packages to help parents develop nurturing parenting practices which help ensure a smooth transition from home to school.
The Welsh Government’s positive parenting campaign, Parenting. Give it time provides constructive, expert led parenting information, advice and support on all aspects of parenting, including toilet training.