English: I too would like to thank everyone working in this important sector for their contributions over the past few months in caring for children, including children of some of our care workers, so that they could continue to maintain front-line services. Unfortunately, half of the providers had to close their doors, but now many have reopened, as you mentioned. But 12 per cent continue to be closed. And I would like to look into this a little further and to ask you whether these locations will reopen or have some of these closed their doors once and for all. You go on to say in your statement that most of these locations expect a reduction of 30 per cent in the number of children attending in the near future. Now, that is a significant drop and will make some providers financially unsustainable, and unfortunately, as restrictions tighten once again, there is no sign that the situation is about to improve. As well as the detrimental impact on the businesses themselves, do you believe that there are other implications to this reduction? I'm thinking particularly of the impact on children, on the social development of children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. We know, and there is plenty of evidence to demonstrate, how important early years care and education is for the development of a child emotionally, socially and educationally. So, how concerned are you about this short-term reduction and possible longer term reduction from the perspective of the child? As you mentioned, there's been a decline in the number of applicants for the childcare offer. It's lower than usual for this time of the year and one consequence of that, of course, is that there is more money in the budget. So, may I ask you whether you have considered extending the offer to children from families where the parent or parents don't work, so that they could benefit from early years childcare and education, which is something that Plaid Cymru has been calling for from the very outset? I hear you mention a review. When will that review take place and isn't it appropriate now to shift some of the funding in the budget towards those families where the parents aren't in work so that their children can benefit too? And finally, mentioning the grants available. You have announced the small grants fund for the sector recently. As you mentioned, it's a £4 million fund, but I do understand that at the moment the number of applications to this fund is small. Could you tell us more about this? According to some of the providers that I've been speaking to, there's a lot of work attached to making an application for a grant from this particular fund and the amounts involved are relatively small and you have to provide a great deal of evidence to access the fund. So, I would ask you to look again at the criteria for this fund in order to attract more applications. It would be a shame if all of that £4 million weren't to be spent, and I'm sure you would agree with me on that point. Thank you.
Welsh: Hoffwn innau hefyd ddiolch i bawb sy'n gweithio yn y sector pwysig yma am eu cyfraniad dros y misoedd diwethaf yn gofalu am blant, gan gynnwys, wrth gwrs, plant o deuluoedd rhai o'n gweithwyr allweddol, er mwyn iddyn nhw fedru parhau i gynnal gwasanaethau rheng flaen. Yn anffodus, bu'n rhaid i hanner y darparwyr gau eu drysau, ond, erbyn heddiw, mae llawer wedi ailagor, fel y sonioch chi. Ond mae 12 y cant o leoliadau yn parhau ar gau. Mi fuaswn i'n licio ymchwilio'r ffaith yma rhyw ychydig, a gofyn i chi ydych chi'n credu y bydd y lleoliadau yma yn ailagor, yntau a ydy rhai o'r rhain wedi cau eu drysau am byth. Rydych chi'n mynd ymlaen i ddweud yn eich datganiad chi fod y rhan fwyaf o leoliadau yn disgwyl gostyngiad o 30 y cant yn y nifer o blant fydd yn mynychu i'r dyfodol agos. Mae hyn yn ostyngiad sylweddol ac yn mynd i wneud rhai lleoliadau yn anghynaladwy yn ariannol, ac yn anffodus, wrth i'r cyfyngiadau ddwysáu eto, does dim arwydd bod y sefyllfa am wella. Yn ogystal â'r effaith andwyol ar y busnesau eu hunain, a ydych chi'n credu bod goblygiadau eraill i'r gostyngiad yma? Dwi'n meddwl yn benodol am yr effaith ar blant, ar ddatblygiad cymdeithasol plant ac yn enwedig datblygiad plant o gefndiroedd difreintiedig. Rydym ni'n gwybod - ac mae yna ddigon o dystiolaeth i ddangos - pa mor bwysig ydy gofal ac addysg blynyddoedd cynnar i ddatblygiad plentyn yn emosiynol, yn gymdeithasol ac yn addysgiadol. Felly pa mor bryderus ydych chi am y gostyngiad yma yn y tymor byr a'r tymor hir, a hynny o safbwynt y plentyn? Mae gostyngiad hefyd, fel roeddech chi'n sôn, yn y rhai sydd wedi gwneud cais am y cynnig gofal plant. Mae dipyn llai na'r arfer ar gyfer yr adeg yma o'r flwyddyn, ac un canlyniad o hynny, wrth gwrs, ydy fod yna fwy o arian yn y gyllideb benodol honno. Felly, gaf i ofyn i chi a ydych chi wedi ystyried ymestyn y cynnig i blant o deuluoedd lle nad ydy'r rhieni neu riant yn gweithio, fel eu bod nhw'n gallu elwa o ofal plant ac addysg blynyddoedd cynnar, sef rhywbeth mae Plaid Cymru wedi bod yn galw amdano fo o'r cychwyn cyntaf, fel y gwyddoch chi? Rydw i'n eich clywed chi'n sôn am adolygiad. Pryd fydd hwnnw'n cael ei gwblhau ac onid ydy'n briodol i symud peth o'r arian yn y gyllideb tuag at deuluoedd lle nad ydy rhieni'n gweithio er mwyn i'r plant yna gael elwa? Ac yn olaf, sôn am y grantiau sydd ar gael. Rydych chi wedi cyhoeddi'r gronfa grantiau bach ar gyfer y sector yn ddiweddar. Mae fel roeddech chi'n ddweud, sef cronfa gwerth £4 miliwn, ond dwi'n deall ar hyn o bryd fod nifer y ceisiadau i'r gronfa yma'n fychan. Fedrwch chi ymhelaethu ar hyn? Yn ôl rhai o'r darparwyr rydw i wedi bod yn siarad â nhw, mae yna lot o waith ynghlwm â gwneud cais am grant o'r gronfa benodol yma am beth sydd yn arian gymharol fach a bod angen casglu llawer iawn o dystiolaeth. Felly, buaswn i'n gofyn yn garedig i chi edrych eto ar feini prawf y gronfa yma er mwyn denu mwy o geisiadau. Mi fyddai'n drueni pe na bai'r cyfan o'r £4 miliwn yn cael ei wario. Rydw i'n siŵr eich bod chi'n cytuno â hynny. Diolch.