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We are committed to supporting working families with the costs of childcare. Our Childcare Offer for Wales provides up to 30 hours of government\-funded early education and childcare for children aged three and four, whose parents are in work, for 48 weeks a year.


The Childcare Offer is continuing to expand, in terms of the number of families accessing the Offer and the number of childcare settings offering spaces.


It is important childcare providers are paid a sustainable rate under the Childcare Offer. Research, published in November 2021, found the Childcare Offer has had a positive effect on profitability for more than two\-thirds of childcare providers, but there have been calls to review the hourly rate paid for childcare through the Offer, particularly in certain parts of Wales.


Following a review of the hourly rate, I am announcing an additional £6m in funding per year to support an 11% increase in the hourly rate, raising it from the current £4\.50 per hour to £5 per hour from April. We will also be providing additional funding of £1\.5m to support the continued alignment of the Foundation Phase nursery and childcare funding rates under the Childcare Offer and an additional £3\.5m investment in Flying Start childcare.


This increase will help provide greater sustainability across the childcare sector in Wales, ensuring working parents can continue to benefit from the Childcare Offer. It will also enable the continued provision of high\-quality care and education, giving children the very best start in life. To support this, I have also committed to review the rate at least every three years.


In addition to an increase in the hourly rate paid for childcare, the maximum amount settings can charge for food will also increase from £7\.50 to £9 a day, reflecting the increase in both food prices and utility and energy prices.


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Senedd returns I would be happy to do that.







Translation:


 
Rydym wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi teuluoedd sy’n gweithio â chostau gofal plant. Mae Cynnig Gofal Plant Cymru yn darparu hyd at 30 awr o addysg gynnar a gofal plant a ariennir gan y Llywodraeth i blant tair a phedair oed, y mae eu rhieni yn gweithio, am 48 wythnos y flwyddyn.


Mae’r Cynnig Gofal Plant yn parhau i ehangu, o ran nifer y teuluoedd sy’n manteisio ar y Cynnig a nifer y lleoliadau gofal plant sy’n cynnig lleoedd.


Mae’n bwysig bod darparwyr gofal plant yn cael eu talu ar gyfradd gynaliadwy o dan y Cynnig Gofal Plant. Canfu ymchwil, a gyhoeddwyd ym mis Tachwedd 2021, fod y Cynnig Gofal Plant wedi cael effaith gadarnhaol ar broffidioldeb i fwy na dwy ran o dair o ddarparwyr gofal plant, ond bu galwadau i adolygu’r gyfradd fesul awr a delir am ofal plant drwy’r Cynnig, yn enwedig mewn rhai rhannau o Gymru.


Yn dilyn adolygiad o’r gyfradd fesul awr, rwyf yn cyhoeddi £6m o gyllid ychwanegol y flwyddyn i gefnogi cynnydd o 11% yn y gyfradd fesul awr, gan ei chodi o’r £4\.50 yr awr bresennol i £5 yr awr o fis Ebrill. Byddwn hefyd yn darparu £1\.5m o gyllid ychwanegol i gefnogi’r gwaith o alinio cyfraddau cyllido Darpariaeth Feithrin y Cyfnod Sylfaen a gofal plant o dan y Cynnig Gofal Plant ac yn rhoi buddsoddiad o £3\.5m ychwanegol mewn gofal plant Dechrau’n Deg.


Bydd y cynnydd hwn yn helpu i wella cynaliadwyedd ar draws y sector gofal plant yng Nghymru, gan sicrhau y gall rhieni sy’n gweithio barhau i elwa o’r Cynnig Gofal Plant. Bydd hefyd yn galluogi’r ddarpariaeth barhaus o ofal ac addysg o ansawdd uchel, gan roi’r dechrau gorau oll mewn bywyd i blant. I gefnogi hyn, rwyf hefyd wedi ymrwymo i adolygu’r gyfradd o leiaf bob tair blynedd.


Yn ogystal â chynnydd yn y gyfradd fesul awr a delir am ofal plant, bydd yr uchafswm y gall lleoliadau godi am fwyd hefyd yn cynyddu o £7\.50 i £9 y diwrnod, sy’n adlewyrchu’r cynnydd ym mhrisiau bwyd a phrisiau cyfleustodau ac ynni.


Mae'r datganiad hwn yn cael ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r aelodau. Os bydd yr aelodau'n dymuno imi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ar hyn pan fydd y Senedd yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn falch o wneud hynny.