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27 November 2025, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2026-27: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language

The funding provided to Mudiad Meithrin comes from two different places. The Cabinet Secretary for Education provides part of that budget. As I understand it, at the moment she doesn't intend to provide more funding in the … next financial year to Mudiad Meithrin. She has made decisions to use the additional funding available to her and to spend that on other priorities. I think that she appeared before the children and young people committee today …

28 September 2026, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee

Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language

… take the point that, obviously, the focus on early years is crucial. I think the work of Mudiad Meithrin, when you consider that 11,000 children across Wales go to a cylch meithrin—396 of the cylchoedd meithrin … can give him is that, obviously, in the cross-Government work and the childcare offer, for example, Mudiad Meithrin's part in that is something that I and the Deputy First Minister have discussed about how we make …

28 September 2026, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee

Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language

… you who had the advantage, like my daughter, of starting off at Ti a Fi, going through Mudiad Meithrin before starting in school, it's hugely advantageous over people like me who's tried to learn a little … adult. It makes a huge difference. What support are you going to give to Ti a Fi, Mudiad Meithrin and the Urdd to get children at a young age to start using Welsh as their language of choice …

27 November 2025, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2026-27: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language

… Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025. It's now legislation, and obviously within that, the role of Mudiad Meithrin is very clear. I note what you say in terms of the English-medium school settings, but clearly … terms of following the Welsh-medium education route, Mudiad Meithrin certainly has a role. Perhaps we as a committee want to understand how this draft budget aligns with the Welsh language and education Act and people following …

5 June 2025, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Cymraeg for all? inquiry- Evidence session with Welsh language technology representatives - Panel 3

… and concentrate on my field of expertise in ICT today. I had an opportunity recently to work with Mudiad Meithrin, to look at opportunities to use technology to support Mudiad Meithrin as a body, but, more importantly than … and that technology then serves that aim. So, we have identified that toys are a very important field. Mudiad Meithrin has listed Welsh toys of all kinds that are on the market at the moment that are appropriate …