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Cyn mynd i'r Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb, Llywodraeth Leol a Chymunedau i roi tystiolaeth yn eu hymchwiliad i feichiogrwydd, mamolaeth a gwaith, ymwelodd y Gweinidog â'r Hair Den yn y Barri, a chyfarfu â Julie Coulthard, sydd wedi cael cymorth rhaglen Rhieni, Gofal Plant a Chyflogaeth (PaCE), rhaglen werth £13\.5 miliwn. 

 Mae gan Julie bedwar o blant, 26, 19, 6 a 4 oed. Mae Julie bob amser wedi llwyddo i gydbwyso ei gwaith â gofalu am ei phlant. Ond ar ôl i'w merch ieuengaf gael ei geni, a thor\-perthynas, nid oedd yn bosibl iddi weithio a dechreuodd gael budd\-daliadau. Gyda chymorth ei chynghorydd PaCE, dechreuodd Julie hyfforddi mewn trin gwallt gydag ACT Training \- gyrfa a oedd wedi apelio bob amser ati. Talodd PaCE am ei gofal plant a'i hyfforddiant, ac erbyn hyn, ddwy flynedd wedyn, mae hi wedi cymhwyso'n llawn ac yn gweithio 16 awr yr wythnos yn y salon. 

 Mae'r ffigurau yn dangos bod stori Julie ymhell o fod yn anarferol.  Yng Nghymru, mae 19\.1% o fenywod sy'n economaidd anweithgar yn dweud mai'r rheswm am hynny yw eu bod yn gofalu am y teulu neu'r cartref, o gymharu â 6\.8% o ddynion sy'n economaidd anweithgar . Mae pris gofal plant rhan\-amser i blentyn o dan ddwy oed yn dod i £116 yr wythnos yng Nghymru ar gyfartaledd \- sy'n ddwbwl yr hyn y mae teuluoedd Cymru yn ei wario ar fwyd.  

 Mae PaCE, sydd wedi'i ariannu gan yr UE, yn cefnogi rhieni sy'n wynebu problemau o ran gofal plant sy'n eu hatal rhag manteisio ar gyfleoedd addysg, cyflogaeth neu hyfforddiant. Mae gan PaCE 43 o gynghorwyr cymunedol i helpu pobl i oresgyn y rhwystrau mewn amrywiol ffyrdd fel y gallant symud tuag at gael gwaith cyson. Mae'r cynllun yn cael ei gyflwyno gan Lywodraeth Cymru a'r Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau.

 Dywedodd Eluned Morgan: 

 
> "Mae ein Cynllun Cyflogadwyedd yn cydnabod bod gwahanol bobl yn profi gwahanol rwystrau sy'n eu hatal rhag gweithio. I rieni \- a mamau yn enwedig \- rydyn ni'n gwybod bod oriau gwaith hyblyg neu addas yn broblem yn ogystal â chost gofal plant da, yn enwedig os nad oes ganddyn nhw'r sgiliau i ddod o hyd i waith sy'n talu digon i'w gwneud yn werth chweil. 
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>  "Mae cynghorwyr PaCE wedi bod yn effeithiol iawn wrth ddod o hyd i ddulliau o bob math i oresgyn problemau gofal plant, gan gynnwys annog cyflogwyr i ystyried cyflogi unigolion rhaglen PaCE yn rhan\-amser ar sail eu hymrwymiadau gofal plant, a helpu gyda chostau gofal plant fel bod rhieni yn gallu cael hyfforddiant i fod yn fwy cyflogadwy. Ymateb fel hyn i anghenion unigolion yw'r union beth y mae'r Cynllun Cyflogadwyedd yn ei gefnogi."

 Dywedodd Julie: 

 
> "Dw i wedi gweithio bob amser. Pan oeddwn i'n hawlio budd\-daliadau ar ôl i 'mhlentyn ieuengaf gael ei eni, felly, roeddwn i eisiau gwneud rhywbeth i newid y sefyllfa, ond doeddwn i ddim yn gwybod sut i 'nghael fy hun allan o'r rhigol roeddwn i ynddo. Roedd fy nghynghorydd PaCE yn gymaint o help ac mor gefnogol, ac yn hytrach na jyst dod o hyd i unrhyw swydd, fe wnaeth wir fy helpu i gael hyfforddiant i gael y swydd roeddwn i wedi eisiau ei gwneud erioed, ac oedd yn talu digon imi allu fforddio gofal plant. 
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>  "Roedd fy nau blentyn hynaf wedi fy ngweld i'n gweithio bob amser, felly dw i wir eisiau gwneud yn siwr bod y ddau ieuengaf yn gweld hynny hefyd.  Mae gan y ddau hynaf swyddi da eu hunain erbyn hyn, a dw i hefyd yn helpu i ofalu am fy nau ŵyr tra mae fy merch yn y gwaith."







Translation:


 
Ahead of her appearance at the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee to give evidence to their inquiry into pregnancy, maternity and work, the Minister visited The Hair Den in Barry and met Julie Coulthard, who has been helped by the £13\.5 million Parents, Childcare and Employment (PaCE) programme.


Julie has four children, aged 26, 19, 6 and 4 years. After the birth of her youngest daughter, a relationship breakdown meant Julie, who had always balanced work and caring for her children, couldn’t work and was receiving benefits. With the help of her PaCE adviser, Julie started to train as a hairdresser with ACT Training – a career she had always wanted to pursue. PaCE paid for her childcare and training, and now two years on, she is fully qualified and working 16 hours a week at the salon.


Figures show Julie’s case is far from unusual.  In Wales 19\.1% of women who are economically inactive say it is because they are looking after family or home, compared with 6\.8% of economically inactive men1\. Meanwhile, the average price of a part\-time nursery place for a childcare under two comes to £116 per week in Wales \- double what Welsh families spend on groceries in a year.2


PaCE, which is funded by the EU, targets parents who face childcare barriers which prevent them accessing education, employment or training opportunities. Jointly delivered by the Welsh Government and the Department for Work and Pensions, there are 43 PaCE advisers in community settings, helping people find a variety of solutions to overcome childcare barriers so that they can move towards and into sustainable employment.  


Eluned Morgan said:



> “Our Employability Plan recognises that different people experience different barriers which prevent them entering work. For parents – and mothers in particular \- we know these include the availability of jobs with flexible or suitable working hours and the cost of quality childcare, especially if they lack the skills to find work that pays enough to make these costs worthwhile.
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> “PaCE advisers have been very effective in finding a variety of solutions to overcome childcare barriers, including encouraging employers to consider employing PaCE participants on a part time basis to accommodate childcare commitments and helping with childcare costs so parents can undertake training to improve their employability. This is exactly the sort of individualised approach the Employability Plan is advocating.”


Julie said:



> “I’ve always worked, so when I was claiming benefits after my youngest was born I wanted to do something about it but didn’t know how to get out of the rut I found myself in. My PaCE adviser was so helpful and supportive and, rather than just finding any job, really worked to help me train to get the job I always wanted and that paid enough to make childcare affordable.
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> “My older two children always saw me working so I really want to make sure my youngest two see that as well.  My eldest two now have decent jobs themselves and I also help look after my two grandchildren whilst my daughter is at work.”