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Council breaking new ground
Published: 09/11/2016
天涯社区 has been successful to be chosen as one of six
councils across Wales to take part in the early implementation phase of the
Welsh Government鈥檚 childcare offer.
The Welsh Government has committed to expanding its offer for working parents
of 3 and 4 year olds up to a maximum of up to 30 hours a week of free early
education and childcare for 48 weeks of the year.
Following the announcement today, the Leader of 天涯社区,
Councillor Aaron Shotton, said:
鈥淲e always try to put supporting families at the heart of our work. Helping
hard working parents to balance raising children with their working lives needs
childcare to be more flexible as well as more affordable. Our partnership with
the Welsh Government in supporting more families to access childcare than ever
before is a key step in delivering that commitment.
This is excellent news and I am particularly heartened to learn that Welsh
Government was impressed with 天涯社区鈥檚 multi-disciplinary approach, showing
that people from a range of disciplines and backgrounds were committed to
making a difference for families. The fact that 天涯社区鈥檚 leadership was
supportive from a very early stage was also important.鈥�
Once the offer has been developed, it will be tested in the six local authority
areas from the autumn of 2017 to make sure it works for parents and childcare
providers, followed by wider roll-out.