P-06-1530 Save Childcare Provision in Wales – Demand Fair Funding and a Fair Process for Providers and Parent
This petition was submitted by Lisa Owen, having collected a total of 1,914 signatures.
Text of Petition:
Childcare Providers across Wales are at risk of closing due to an unsustainable funding model imposed by the Welsh Government. The flat rate schemes do not cover the true costs of delivering childcare and providers are not allowed to charge the parent the true cost of care when it exceeds the set rate. Since every setting operates differently, many are being forced to run at a loss. This is despite Welsh Government regulations stating our businesses must be sustainable to safeguard our children.
Additional information:
What This Means
For You
❌ Without
urgent change, many Childcare Providers will be forced to close
leaving childcare employees without
employment.
❌ Fewer
quality childcare provisions mean fewer childcare places, longer
waiting lists, leaving families unable to access childcare
including Childcare Offer & Flying Start
places.
❌ Parents
may have to cut working hours or leave jobs due to a lack of
childcare and what places are left will charge higher costs to the
paying parents as Childcare Providers look to re-coup
losses.
❌ Children
will lose access to vital early years education that shapes their
future, a fact that Welsh Government promotes this when
highlighting their scheme when looking to attract your votes.
Settings have closed already!
Childcare Providers should not have to fight to survive. Families
should not have to struggle to find care for their children. If we
don’t act now, the future of Childcare and Early Years
Education in Wales is at serious risk.
Senedd Constituency and Region