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P-06-1303 Create, fund and sustain sufficient affordable nursery and childcare places for all working parents

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Meeting: 18/11/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

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Rhys Ab Owen MS declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

 

He is a father of two, who pays for childcare.

 

The Committee considered the petition and agreed this was a very important issue. Members noted the recent work undertaken by the Equality and Social Justice Committee and it light of this agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner for bringing it forward.

Meeting: 15/05/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 5)

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The Committee noted that an independent review  of the 2022 Child Care Sufficiency Assessments is due to be published shortly and agreed to keep the petition open pending that publication.

Meeting: 06/02/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

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The Committee considered the petition and agreed to write back to the Deputy Minister for Social Services asking what assessment has been made of the most recent Childcare Sufficiency Assessments, and what do they reveal about the state of childcare provision in Wales.

Meeting: 07/11/2022 - Petitions Committee (Item 2)

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The Committee considered the petition noted the extensive work recently undertaken by the Senedd’s Equality and Social Justice Committee, which was published and debated earlier this year.

 

Members agreed to write back to the Deputy Minister sharing the petitioner’s correspondence and asking her to address:

 

  • how will the Welsh Government ensure sufficiency of provision across the whole of Wales;
  • how will the Welsh Government ensure provision is available earlier in the morning and later in the evening and for those who work different hours; and

what plans are there to provide universal support for parents who require childcare provision.

 

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