Funded childcare for all two-year olds in 86% of local authorities
What was announced
<ul> <li>The number of local authorities offering Welsh Government funded childcare for all two-year-olds rises from three in May 2026 to 19 by the end of November.</li> <li>All 22 local authorities are on track to offer it by the end of March.</li> <li>This is the first step towards a funded childcare offer for all children aged nine months to four years by the end of this Senedd term, which will be the most generous childcare offer in the UK at full expansion.</li> </ul>
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- Welsh Government (Devolved government) · more news
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- Original: https://media.service.gov.wales/news/funded-childcare-for-all-two-year-olds-in-86-percent-of-local-authorities
- Published 2026-11-04 23:00:00 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-11-04 23:45:48 UTC from Welsh Government
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