Applications for families with childcare born between 01/1/2019 and 31/03/2019 are now open.
Application forms are available on the council's website at www.caerphilly.gov.uk/childcareoffer.
Please advise any parents you work with who have eligible children.
Following a review of the hourly rate, the Welsh Government have announced an additional £6m in funding per year to support an 11% increase in the hourly rate, raising it from the current £4.50 per hour to £5 per hour from April. They will also be providing additional funding of £1.5m to support the continued alignment of the Foundation Phase nursery and childcare funding rates under the Childcare Offer and an additional £3.5m investment in Flying Start childcare.
This increase will help provide greater sustainability across the childcare sector in Wales, ensuring working parents can continue to benefit from the Childcare Offer. It will also enable the continued provision of high-quality care and education, giving children the very best start in life. To support this, they have also committed to review the rate at least every three years.
In addition to an increase in the hourly rate paid for childcare, the maximum amount settings can charge for food will also increase from £7.50 to £9 a day, reflecting the increase in both food prices and utility and energy prices.
Click here to read the statement from the Welsh Government.
The timing of the rollout of the national digital service has changed. The service will now be rolled out from autumn 2022.
FAQs for providers are available on https://gov.wales/childcare-offer-wales-national-digital-service and will be updated as we have more information to share with you.
The Digital Communities Wales (DCW) training which is referred to within the flyer for information can be accessed via the below link.
The Digital Communities Wales (DCW) training which is referred to within the flyer for information can be accessed via the below link.
Essential Digital Skills for Childcare providers (gov.wales)
 Thursday 3 March 6.30 – 7.30pm or Wednesday 9 March 6.30 – 7.30pm. Online via MS Teams.
Request to join the ComIT EY SLC MS TEAM
If you have any queries, please contact your Early Years team or email ComIT@Torfaen.gov.uk
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 The Out of School Childcare Sector (this does not include Childminders) have until September 2022 to ensure 50% of their staff are qualified to at least level 2 in Playwork with 50% of those qualified holding a full level 3 Playwork qualification.
The letter that has been circulated widely can be found here: Extension to the deadline for achieving a required qualification to comply with the National Minimum Standards (gov.wales)
If you or your staff need to upskill, funded Playwork qualifications are available through Colleges, training providers and organisations such as Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids Clubs.
 The National Deaf Children’s Society are running four live and free online sessions to give those working in the early years, information and ideas to support deaf children. Whether you currently have deaf children in your setting or not, these sessions will help you reflect on your practise and equip you to be ready for deaf children now or in the future.
You will also receive two recorded webinars on sensory storytelling and using basic BSL if you attend one or more of the four.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-bright-start-for-every-deaf-child-tickets-213430776197
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