Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Wednesday, 2 October 2019

Meeting time: 09.32 - 12.38
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5682

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Lynne Neagle AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM Hefin David AM Suzy Davies AM Janet Finch-Saunders AM Siân Gwenllian AM
Witnesses:	Dr David Dallimore, Bangor University Julie Morgan AM, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services Jo-Anne Daniels, Welsh Government Nicola Edwards, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

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1 Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Wales - briefing session

1.1 Members received a presentation from Dr David Dallimore.

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

2.1 The Chair welcomed Members. There were no apologies.

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3 Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Wales - Evidence session

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Deputy Minister. She agreed to provide a note on:

· the number of children who are accessing the childcare offer through the medium of Welsh only;

· how the cost of HMRC administering the childcare offer compares with the cost of local authorities administering it;

· rates of take up of Flying Start childcare offers, following the completion of annual review meetings in November 2019.

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4 Paper to note

4.1 The paper was noted.

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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6 Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Wales - consideration of the evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the session.

6.2 Members agreed to write to the Deputy Minister on some specific issues.

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7 Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - briefing for engagement activity

7.1 The Committee was briefed on arrangements for the engagement event on 10 October.

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