Almost £100m of funding has been allocated by the Welsh Government to improve childcare and fund free part-time places. The investment will also go towards additional Welsh language provision.
The Welsh Government says the funding is part of a plan to expand early years provision for two-year-olds in Wales, emphasising strengthening Welsh-medium provision. This policy was a commitment in the cooperation agreement between the Labour -led government and Plaid Cymru.
Out of the £100m provided; £26m will go towards the expansion of part-time Flying-Start childcare; £70m will go towards improvements and maintenance of childcare buildings and £3.8m will go towards improving Welsh-language provision.
