Written question WQ100206
- Asked by
- Lindsay WhittlePlaid
- To be answered by
- Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
Will the Welsh Government provide an update on the roll-out of the free childcare programme in Nelson, Caerphilly County Borough Council?
Answer
Answered by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality (Sioned Williams)
Caerphilly County Borough Council has rolled out the 12.5-hour funded childcare offer to all two-year-olds in Nelson.
This phase will be rolled out across the remaining areas of the local authority from September 2026 and is expected to be available to all two-year-olds by the end of March 2027, as part of the wider expansion of funded childcare across Wales.