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Mae ymestyn y rhyddhad ardrethi hyd at 31 Mawrth 2025 yn golygu y bydd £9\.7m o gymorth ychwanegol ar gyfer safleoedd gofal plant cofrestredig. Bydd hyn yn helpu’r rheini sy’n wynebu anawsterau ariannol o ganlyniad i’r pandemig, gan ddiogelu’r lefel o ddarpariaeth y mae ei hangen ar blant a rhieni.


Cafodd y cynllun Rhyddhad Ardrethi Busnesau Bach ei ehangu ym mis Ebrill 2019 i roi rhyddhad o 100% i bob safle gofal plant cofrestredig yng Nghymru am gyfnod o dair blynedd. Nod y cynllun yw helpu’r sector i weithredu’r cynnig gofal plant, sef 30 o oriau o addysg gynnar a gofal plant, ac mae wedi helpu llawer o feithrinfeydd preifat a darparwyr gofal dydd i ymateb i rai o’r heriau ariannol sydd eisoes yn wynebu’r sector.


Dywedodd Julie Morgan, y Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol:



> Rydyn ni wedi ymrwymo i fuddsoddi yn sector gofal plant Cymru. Mae’n hollbwysig cydnabod y gwasanaeth hanfodol y mae lleoliadau gofal plant yn ei roi i deuluoedd, drwy gynnig amgylcheddau positif a gofalgar i’n plant a helpu rhieni i allu manteisio ar y cyfle i gael gwaith, addysg neu hyfforddiant.
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> Mae’r pandemig wedi cael effaith hynod niweidiol ar fusnesau ledled Cymru, gan gynnwys effaith enfawr ar leoliadau gofal plant. Mae’r pandemig wedi creu heriau newydd i leoliadau gofal plant, ac wedi gwaethygu’r heriau a oedd yn bodoli eisoes.  Bydd ymestyn rhyddhad ardrethi yn helpu safleoedd gofal plant cofrestredig i barhau â’r gwaith hanfodol y maen nhw’n ei wneud, drwy helpu i sicrhau eu bod yn parhau’n fusnesau hyfyw.


Dywedodd y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol, Rebecca Evans:



> Mae’r £9\.7m o gymorth ychwanegol rydyn ni’n ei roi i’r sector gofal plant yn rhan o becyn ehangach o gyllid a fydd yn helpu Cymru i symud y tu hwnt i’r pandemig. Mae’n hanfodol ein bod yn helpu darparwyr gofal plant fel y rhain i adfer a chodi nôl ar eu traed.


Dywedodd Purnima Tanuku OBE, Prif Weithredwr Cymdeithas Genedlaethol Meithrinfeydd Dydd Cymru:



> Rydyn ni’n croesawu’r cyhoeddiad calonogol hwn gan Lywodraeth Cymru y bydd y gefnogaeth i ddarparwyr gofal plant a rhieni yn parhau drwy fod rhyddhad ardrethi busnes yn dal i fod ar gael am dair blynedd arall.
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> Mae Cymdeithas Genedlaethol Meithrinfeydd Dydd Cymru wedi gweithio’n agos gyda Llywodraeth Cymru ar y mater hwn, ac rydyn ni’n croesawu’r ffaith bod sylw wedi cael ei roi i farn y sector. Mae ymestyn y rhyddhad yn cydnabod y rôl bwysig y mae lleoliadau preifat, gwirfoddol ac annibynnol yn ei chwarae drwy ddarparu lleoedd addysg gynnar a gofal plant hanfodol.
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> Wrth siarad â darparwyr ynghylch sut mae’r rhyddhad wedi ei helpu hyd yn hyn, dywedodd 35% wrthym ei fod wedi caniatáu iddynt gadw costau gofal plant yn is i rieni, a dywedodd ychydig o dan draean ohonynt ei fod wedi eu helpu i barhau i fod yn gynaliadwy, gan leihau’r perygl y gallai lleoliadau gau.
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> Roedd y manteision eraill yn ymwneud â buddsoddi mewn staff, adnoddau a’u safleoedd, sy’n dangos pa mor bwysig yw’r cymorth i leoliadau gofal plant, y rhieni, a’r plant.


Dywedodd un o Ymddiriedolwyr y Gymdeithas, Tina Jones MBE, perchennog clwb y tu allan i oriau ysgol a Meithrinfa Ddydd Tiny Tots:



> Mae hyn yn newyddion gwych i leoliadau gofal plant fel fy lleoliad i, ac mae’n golygu y gallwn barhau i gynnig lleoedd fforddiadwy i deuluoedd yn ein hardal. Roedd ardrethi yn gost fawr i’n lleoliadau, a’r eironi oedd po fwyaf o le oedd gennych chi i’r plant, uchaf yn y byd oedd yr ardrethi. Mae’r rhyddhad hwn wedi ein helpu i barhau’n gynaliadwy yn ystod cyfnod hynod ansicr, yn benodol o ganlyniad i’r pandemig.
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> Yn ystod y tair blynedd diwethaf, oherwydd y rhyddhad ardrethi busnes sydd ar gael, dw i wedi gallu osgoi cynyddu fy ffioedd i’r rhieni. Mae wedi bod yn gymorth mawr ac mae’n newyddion gwych y bydd ar gael am dair blynedd arall.







Translation:


 
The extension of the rates relief, until 31 March 2025, will provide £9\.7m of additional support for registered childcare premises. This will help those who are facing financial difficulties as a result of the pandemic and secure the level of provision that children and parents need and rely on.


The Small Business Rates Relief scheme was enhanced in April 2019 to provide 100% relief to all registered childcare premises in Wales for a three\-year period. Designed to help the sector deliver the child care offer of 30 hours of early education and childcare, the scheme helped many private nurseries and day care providers overcome some of the financial challenges already facing the sector.


Julie Morgan, Deputy Minister for Social Services said:



> We are committed to investing in Wales’ childcare sector. It is vital we recognise the essential service childcare settings provide to families, offering positive and caring environments for our children and helping parents to access employment, education or training.
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> The pandemic has had a devastating impact on businesses across Wales and childcare settings have been severely impacted. The pandemic has created new, and exacerbated existing challenges for childcare settings.  The extension of the rates relief will help registered childcare premises continue the crucial work they do and help to ensure they remain viable businesses.


The Minister for Finance and Local Government, Rebecca Evans said:



> The £9\.7m of additional support we are providing to the childcare sector is part of a wider package of funding which will help Wales move beyond the pandemic. It is vital that we help childcare providers recover and get them back on their feet.


Purnima Tanuku OBE, Chief Executive of National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Cymru, said:



> We really welcome this very positive announcement from the Welsh Government which will continue to support childcare providers and parents by extending business rates relief for a further three years.
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> NDNA Cymru has worked closely with the Welsh Government on this issue and we welcome that the views of the sector have been taken on board. This extended relief shows recognition of the important role of private, voluntary and independent settings in delivering early education and vital childcare places.
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> Speaking to providers about how the relief has helped them to date, 35% told us that it’s allowed them to keep childcare costs lower for parents while just under a third said it had helped them stay sustainable, reducing the risk of settings closing. Other benefits were being able to invest in staff, resources and their premises, showing just how important the support is for childcare settings, parents and the children.


NDNA Cymru Trustee Tina Jones MBE, owner of Tiny Tots Day Nursery and Out of School Club, said:



> This is fantastic news for childcare settings like mine and means we can keep offering affordable places for families in our area. The rates were a large cost to find for our settings and the irony was that the more space you had for the children, the higher your rates. This relief has helped us remain sustainable over really uncertain times, particularly with the pandemic.
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> Over the past three years with the rates relief in place I've been able to avoid increasing my fees to parents. It has been a great support and it is such good news that this will be in place for another three years.