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Childcare policy statement: Nurturing children, supporting families

Childcare policy statement, Nurturing children, supporting families
Priorities, actions and reporting procedures for childcare in Wales.

National minimum standards for regulated child care - March 2012

National Minimum Standards for Regulated Child Care
These standards determine whether childcare settings are providing adequate care for children under eight.

Family Information Services

Family Information Services (FIS)
FIS provide information and advice on local services for 0-25 year olds, from childcare to holiday activities.

Childcare Strategy for Wales: Childcare is for Children

Childcare Strategy for Wales - Childcare is for Children
The Assembly Government has the vision of childcare as part of the modern welfare state, available to all parents who need it.

Access to childcare can be vital to enable parents to participate in work or education, and thus avoid social exclusion. A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that high-quality childcare provision has positive effects on child development.

Finding childcare

Your local Family Information Service (FIS) can help with finding childcare services in your area. Use the related link on the right to find their contact details.

Childcare policy statement: Nurturing Children, Supporting Families

This document describes our current priorities and long term ambitions for childcare. It sets out the actions that we will take to ensure that all families are given the opportunity to experience high quality, affordable, accessible childcare that meets their needs.

Key objectives

  • Ensuring quality
  • Developing the workforce
  • Joining-up programmes
  • Supporting Childcare Enterprise
  • Ensuring sufficiency of provision
  • Developing the infrastructure
  • Diversifying the sector
  • Improving information