Regions: Wales

Childcare Offer for Wales funding rate rising by 4%

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the Childcare Offer for Wales funding rate which will rise from £6.40 to £6.67 from 6 April 2026. This is an increase of 4.18% according to the announcement, which also confirms the same percentage uplift to the maximum amount providers can charge parents for meals. This means… Continue reading Childcare Offer for Wales funding rate rising by 4%

Cylchlythrau

Ar y dudalen hon, fe welwch gasgliad o gylchlythyrau teuluol, cylchlythyrau iaith Gymraeg NDNA Cymru, a chylchlythyrau CWLWM, pob un wedi’i gynllunio i gefnogi eich taith o hyrwyddo’r iaith a diwylliant Cymru.  Mae pob rhifyn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth ffres, enghreifftiau go iawn gan leoliadau, a syniadau syml, deniadol i’ch helpu i ymgorffori’r Gymraeg yn naturiol… Continue reading Cylchlythrau

Newsletters

On this page, you’ll find a collection of family newsletters, NDNA Cymru Welsh language newsletters, and CWLWM newsletters, all designed to support your journey in promoting Welsh language and culture. Each edition includes fresh information, real examples from settings, and simple, engaging ideas to help you incorporate Welsh naturally into everyday practice. It’s an easy… Continue reading Newsletters

Diwylliant Cymru

 Mae’r dudalen hon yn dod ac amrywiaeth o adnoddau i helpu meithrinfeydd i ddathlu a gwreiddio diwylliant Cymru yn eu sefydliadau.  Fe welwch chi syniadau ymarferol ac enghreifftiau go iawn o’r iaith a thraddodiadau Cymraeg yn cael eu harddangos mewn meithrinfeydd, dolenni i ryseitiau Cymraeg poblogaidd i’w rhoi cynnig gyda’r plant, a’n PDFau newydd Dimensiwn Cymraeg yn… Continue reading Diwylliant Cymru

Nursery employment programme ready to launch for veterans and partners

National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is delivering paid training and work experience placements for armed forces veterans and veterans’ partners thanks to a grant from The Veterans’ Foundation.  NDNA‘s Childcare Works supported employment project will offer a training pathway to a fulfilling career in early education and care to interested veterans and partners of veterans. … Continue reading Nursery employment programme ready to launch for veterans and partners

Early Childhood Play Learning and Care and Curriculum for Wales – 1:1 support for members

NDNA Cymru members can also contact NDNA Cymru’s Early Years Education Officer for specific queries and individual support with Early Childhood Play, Learning and Care (ECPLC) and the Curriculum for Wales. A message from Hayley:   “The last few years have been an exciting one for me. Not only have we seen the publication of curriculum… Continue reading Early Childhood Play Learning and Care and Curriculum for Wales – 1:1 support for members

NDNA Cymru training and events

NDNA Cymru strive to support practitioners and settings with their ongoing professional development. Webinars, training and events to keep you informed and support you in improving your practice.   Where speakers share their knowledge and expertise on key topics in relation to ECPLC, curriculum and assessment.  Upcoming training, webinars and events can be viewed and booked on… Continue reading NDNA Cymru training and events

Anti-racist practice in Wales

Here you will find resources to support practitioners and settings with introducing, understanding and embedding anti-racist practice.  Welsh Government has a vision of creating a ‘More Equal Wales’, where Wales is a country that is proudly anti-racist and where everyone is treated as an equal citizen.  NDNA Cymru aims to support our members to provide… Continue reading Anti-racist practice in Wales

Funding rate for Wales for three and four year olds to increase to £6.40

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The Welsh Government has announced today that the funding rate for three and four-year-olds across the country will increase by an additional 40p from April. In December the rate review agreed a new funding rate for childcare places of £6 from April 2025. But following negotiations with Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader, MS Jane Dodds, it… Continue reading Funding rate for Wales for three and four year olds to increase to £6.40

Wales funding rates revealed but 20% increase will not cover all costs

The Welsh Government has published the new funding rates for the Childcare Offer today (11 December) following the Budget. This rate has been £5 an hour per child since 2022 but has only just been reviewed after years of lobbying by NDNA Cymru. The new rate will rise from April 2025 by £1 to £6… Continue reading Wales funding rates revealed but 20% increase will not cover all costs

Welsh Government commits to reviewing funding rate annually 

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Following years of lobbying from NDNA and other early years organisations, the Welsh Government announced yesterday (Wednesday 20 November) that they will review the Childcare Offer for Wales on an annual basis. The Childcare Offer providers up to 30 hours of government-funded early education and childcare per week during 48 weeks of the year for… Continue reading Welsh Government commits to reviewing funding rate annually 

Nursery sector reaction to Minister’s small business rates relief announcement

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Making small business rates relief a permanent fixture for registered childcare premises across Wales will make a big difference to their sustainability, says National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Cymru. Minister for Children and Social Care Dawn Bowden made the announcement that they will be making the 100% small business rates relief for registered childcare premises permanent on… Continue reading Nursery sector reaction to Minister’s small business rates relief announcement

Prosiect Gofal Plant ar Waith

Ffeindiwch allan popeth rydych angen gwybod am fod yn sefydliad lleoliad gwaith i brosiect gwaith gofal plant NDNA a’r manteision i chi’n cael cyfranogwr. Os ydych yn sefydliad lleoliad gwaith i brosiect gwaith gofal plant NDNA, byddwch yn cefnogi’r gweithle gofal plant a’r blynyddoedd cynnar yng Nghymru trwy alluogi unigolion i dderbyn profiad yn y… Continue reading Prosiect Gofal Plant ar Waith

Large parts of UK classed as “childcare deserts”

A new report looking at childcare availability and accessibility in nine European countries and Australia showed England as being the second worst, next to France. Scotland was in the top three after two Nordic countries and Wales was mid-table. According to the report by Victoria University in Melbourne, 45% of England is a “childcare desert”,… Continue reading Large parts of UK classed as “childcare deserts”