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Ers dechrau pandemig y coronafeirws yng Nghymru, mae ein hysgolion a’n darparwyr gofal plant wedi chwarae rôl bwysig o ran sicrhau bod plant yn cael gofal diogel, yn enwedig plant gweithwyr hanfodol a phlant bregus.


Wrth inni edrych ymlaen at ddechrau gwyliau’r haf, rydym am ddiolch i’n hawdurdodau lleol a’n gweithlu gofal plant ac addysg am eu holl ymdrechion yn ystod y cyfnod anodd ac ansicr hwn.


Ar hyn o bryd, mae cyfle i bob plentyn o oedran ysgol ailgydio, dal i fyny a pharatoi ar gyfer yr haf a mis Medi. Mae ysgolion wedi gweithio’n anhygoel o galed i gynnig gwersi wyneb yn wyneb i bob disgybl mewn grwpiau llai er mwyn sicrhau eu bod yn cael rhywfaint o amser dynodedig gyda staff addysgu a’u cyfoedion cyn toriad yr haf.


Ar yr un pryd, rydym wedi ei gwneud yn bosibl i ddarparwyr gofal plant gynyddu eu gweithgarwch i gefnogi teuluoedd sy’n gweithio wrth i fwy o weithleoedd agor, gan sefydlu mesurau ar yr un pryd i leihau’r risg o ledaenu’r coronafeirws gymaint â phosibl. Wrth i wasanaethau gofal plant barhau i gynyddu eu gweithgarwch, credwn y bydd yna ddarpariaeth ddigonol i’r rheini sydd ei hangen.


O heddiw (6 Gorffennaf), bydd modd i ddwy aelwyd ddod ynghyd i ffurfio un aelwyd estynedig egsgliwsif – mae hwn yn gam pwysig ymlaen o ran ailuno teuluoedd, ond bydd hefyd yn cefnogi teuluoedd gyda threfniadau gofal plant anffurfiol a chyfrifoldebau gofal eraill. Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am aelwydydd estynedig ar gael yn:


https://llyw.cymru/creu\-catrefi\-estynedig\-fel\-bod\-teuluoedd\-yn\-cael\-dod\-ei\-gilydd\-eto 


Wrth i ysgolion baratoi i gau dros yr haf, rydym nawr yn gwneud y trefniadau ar gyfer darpariaeth gofal plant a chwarae dros wyliau’r haf.


Byddwn yn darparu £1\.6m o gronfa galedi awdurdodau lleol er mwyn i awdurdodau allu gwella eu cyfleoedd gofal a chwarae i’r plant a’r bobl ifanc hynny rhwng pump ac 16 oed sydd angen cymorth ychwanegol dros yr haf. Awdurdodau lleol sydd yn y sefyllfa orau i ddefnyddio’r gwasanaethau sydd ar gael iddynt i helpu’r rheini sydd yn y categori risg uchaf yn eu hardaloedd.


Mae £1m arall wedi’i ddyrannu o’r gyllideb addysg i gefnogi plant a phobl ifanc dros y gwyliau haf, i’w helpu i ailgydio yn eu haddysg, gan roi’r cyfle iddynt gymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau y gallent fod wedi gweld eu heisiau yn ystod eu cyfnod i ffwrdd o’r ysgol, gan gynnwys cymdeithasu â’u cyfoedion a gweithgarwch corfforol.


Byddwn yn cydweithio â Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru i benderfynu sut i ddyrannu’r cyllid hwn. Hoffem ei weld yn targedu’r plant hynny sydd wedi bod fwyaf ar eu colled o beidio â gallu mynd i’r ysgol, ac yn enwedig anghenion plant bregus mewn cymunedau difreintiedig.


Caiff cyfanswm o £2\.6m arall ei fuddsoddi, felly, i gefnogi awdurdodau lleol i ddarparu gofal plant a darpariaeth chwarae yn ystod gwyliau’r haf eleni.


Byddwn hefyd yn parhau i gyllido prydau ysgol am ddim i bob plentyn cymwys dros wyliau’r haf. Cymru oedd gwlad gyntaf y DU i wneud yr ymrwymiad hwn.


Ar 9 Mehefin, cyhoeddwyd y bydd Cynllun Cymorth Gofal Plant y Coronafeirws yn parhau tan ddiwedd Awst. Bydd gofal yn cael ei gyllido ar gyfer plant gweithwyr hanfodol a phlant bregus o dan bump oed mewn lleoliadau gofal plant. Cymru yw’r unig wlad yn y DU sy’n darparu ac yn cyllido gofal ar gyfer plant cyn\-ysgol sy’n fwy bregus ac sy’n wynebu heriau penodol ar hyn o bryd, gan eu cefnogi nhw a’u teuluoedd.


Byddwn yn ailedrych ar Gynllun Cymorth Gofal Plant y Coronafeirws dros yr haf. Gwneir penderfyniad terfynol ynghylch y cynllun hwn a Chynnig Gofal Plant Cymru cyn mis Medi. Byddwn yn rhoi gwybod i’r Aelodau am unrhyw ddatblygiadau.







Translation:


 
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in Wales, our schools and childcare providers have played an important role in ensuring children have safe care, particularly children of critical workers and vulnerable children. 


As we look ahead to the start of the summer holidays, we want to thank our local authorities and our childcare and education workforce for all their efforts during this difficult and uncertain time.


All school\-age children currently have the opportunity to check in, catch\-up and prepare for the summer and September. Schools have worked incredibly hard to offer face\-to\-face lessons for all pupils in smaller groups to ensure they have some dedicated time with teaching staff and their classmates ahead of the summer break.


At the same time, we have enabled childcare providers to increase their operations to support working families as more workplaces open, while putting in place measures to reduce the risk of transmission of coronavirus as much as possible. As childcare services continue to increase their operations, we believe there will be sufficient provision for those who need it.


From today (6 July), two separate households will be able to join together to form an exclusive extended household – this is an important step forward in reuniting families but will also help support families with informal childcare arrangements and other caring responsibilities. More information about extended households is available at: https://gov.wales/extended\-households\-will\-enable\-families\-be\-re\-united


As schools prepare to close for the summer, we are now setting out the arrangements for summer holiday childcare and play provision.


We will make £1\.6m available from the local authority emergency hardship fund to enable local authorities to enhance their childcare and play opportunities for children and young people aged five to 16 to provide for all those who need additional support over the summer. Local authorities are best placed to use services available to them to help those most at risk in their areas.


A further £1m has been allocated from the education budget to fund support for children and young people over the school summer holidays to help them re\-engage with education, giving them the opportunity to take part in activities, which they may have missed out on while not at school, including socialising with their peers and physical activity.


We will work with the Welsh Local Government Association to determine how this funding will be allocated. We would like to see it targeted towards those children who have missed out the most while they have not been able to attend school and particularly towards the needs of vulnerable children in deprived communities.


Altogether, a further £2\.6m will be invested to support local authorities provide childcare support and play provision for children during this year’s school summer holidays.


We will also continue to fund free school meals for all eligible children over the summer holidays. Wales was the first UK country to make this commitment.


We announced on 9 June, the Coronavirus Childcare Assistance Scheme will continue to be available to the end of August. Children of critical workers and vulnerable children under five will receive funded care in childcare settings. Wales is the only part of the UK providing funded childcare to pre\-school aged children who are more vulnerable and are facing particular challenges at this time, supporting them and their families.


We will be reviewing the Coronavirus Childcare Assistance Scheme over the summer. A final decision about this scheme and the Childcare Offer for Wales will be made before September. We will keep Members updated.