Currently, early years settings receive different rates to deliver the Foundation Phase offer of 10 hours a week and the subsequent 20 hours under the Childcare Offer.
Childcare providers receive a flat rate of £4.50 per hour per child for the Childcare Offer and an average of £3.13 per hour for delivery of the Foundation Phase. Funding rates for the Foundation Phase vary by local authority.
The Childcare Offer is currently available to eligible parents within 16 local authorities. From April 2019, the Offer will be rolled out across all areas in Wales.
According to the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Cymru, which has campaigned for equal funding rates for years, in some cases, providers are receiving half that of the Childcare Offer for delivery of the Foundation Phase.
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