Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - The Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 24 May 2018

Meeting time: 09.16 - 13.02
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4799

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Lynne Neagle AM (Chair) Hefin David AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Darren Millar AM Julie Morgan AM Mark Reckless AM
Witnesses:	Cerys Furlong, Chwarae Teg Claire Protheroe, Professional association for childcare and early years (PACEY) Jane Alexander, Wales Pre-School Providers Association Phil Mattacks, HM Revenue & Customs Jane O’Toole, Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids' Clubs Angharad Starr, Mudiad Meithrin Sandra Welsby, National Days Nurseries Association (NDNA) Cymru
Committee Staff:	Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Gareth Rogers (Second Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Michael Dauncey (Researcher) Sian Thomas (Researcher) Lisa Salkeld (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members. Apologies were received from Michelle Brown AM and John Griffiths AM, there were no substitutes. 

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2 Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Cwlwm.

2.2 Cwlwm agreed to provide a list of local authority charges for Foundation Phase Childcare.

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3 Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Chwarae Teg.

3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for further information on the ‘grace period’.

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4 Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from HM Revenue & Customs.

4.2 HMRC agreed to provide information on customer satisfaction rates in relation to the HMRC online portal and childcare offer/tax-free credit arrangements.

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5 Paper(s) to note

5.1 The papers were noted.

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5.1 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - School Uniform Grant

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5.2 Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education - Educational Improvement Grant (EIG): Gypsy, Roma and Traveller, and Minority Ethnic learners

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5.3 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - School Organisation Code

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5.4 Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education - Welsh Government draft budget information

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5.5 Letter from the Llywydd - Senedd@Delyn

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6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting.

6.1 The Motion was agreed.

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7 Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill - consideration of the evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the morning.

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8 Inquiry into Targeted Funding to Improve Educational Outcomes - consideration of the draft report

8.1 The Committee considered the draft report and agreed the draft report would be considered again at the meeting on 6 June.

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