Decision details

The offer is a new Welsh Government initiative which will fund 17.5 hours of childcare in term time and 30 hours for 9 weeks of school holidays for 3 and 4 year olds whose parents meet employment and income eligibility criteria. Welsh Government require the offer to be rolled out on partial coverage basis, targeting a number of wards and children, with coverage expanding until 2020/21.

RESOLVED: that

1.            Cardiff be approved as an Early Implementer Local Authority for the 30-hour childcare offer.

2.            the two rationales cited in paragraphs 17-24 of the report be approved as the agreed approach to identifying the wards in which to phase in the offer, as funding is made available;

3.            authority be delegated to the Director of Education to implement the offer using the two rationales cited in paragraphs 17-24 of the report