Within its Co-operative Agreement 2021, published today, the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru outline how they plan to overcome current challenges faced by the country through ‘radical change and reform’.
On childcare, the pair outline plans to expand free childcare to all two-year-olds and focus on providing and strengthening Welsh-medium settings.
Currently, only disadvantaged two-year-olds in Wales can claim 12.5 hours a week of free childcare under the country’s Flying Start scheme.
The first minister Mark Drakeford and leader of Plaid Cymru Adam Price state, ‘We will work together over the coming three years on the defined policy commitments listed in this document– policies in which we have common interests to implement progressive solutions – from ensuring no child goes hungry to ending homelessness. From working together to explore the long-term future of social care to meeting our shared commitment of a million Welsh speakers by 2050.'
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