Cwestiwn ysgrifenedig WQ100341
- Gofynnwyd gan
- Cai Parry-JonesReform
- I'w ateb gan
- Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
- Cyflwynwyd
- Dyddiad ateb
- Atebwyd
- Amser i'w ateb
- 6 diwrnod
Cwestiwn
Mae'r cwestiwn a'r ateb yn Saesneg gan nad oes fersiwn Gymraeg ar gael.
Will the Cabinet Minister provide the full costings of the Welsh Government's childcare offer?
Ateb
Atebwyd gan Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality (Sioned Williams)
As I set out in my oral statement on childcare expansion on 14 July, current modelling suggests that extending funded provision to children aged 9 months to 4 years would require additional core childcare funding of £250 million to £500 million at today’s prices, with £375 million as the midpoint estimate. The precise funding requirement will depend on take-up rates, with current assumptions of 50% to 80% informing the lower and upper estimates.
Work is ongoing with our economists and analysts to test and model a range of variables, which includes the costs at each phase of expansion and potential take-up rates.
As advised by our Expansion of Childcare Expert Steering Group, we will also take account not only of workforce costs, but a range of factors including training and development, additional learning needs, local authority support and capital.