Find out what help is available for childcare costs all in one place. From government funded childcare and nursery education to tax free childcare. There are many options available to parents.
‘Baby bundles’- a gift of essential supplies - will begin to be delivered to expectant families in Flying Start areas of Wales. The baby bundles, funded by the Welsh Government, contain essential items to support new parents and their babies.
More than £800,000 is being provided to help parents going through child protection processes, ensuring their voices are heard and they feel supported every step of the way.
We want your views on our plans to extend the Talk With Me Speech, Language and Communication Delivery Plan to include children aged 5 to 11. Consultation closes: 30 April 2026.
A Written Statement on the Summary of responses regarding the Consultation on The Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010 and Approval Scheme for Childcare, Playwork and Activities.
The Voluntary Approval Scheme, which will be available from April 2027, will enable eligible families to use Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit Childcare payments with a wider range of providers, helping to reduce childcare costs and support parents.
Welsh Government recently published a consultation to Review of the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment (CSA) Duty on Local Authorities. The consultation has now closed and the following documents have been published:
