Does the Welsh Government have plans to revise the Flying Start Scheme to expand the eligibility criteria?
In our programme for government, we committed to deliver a phased expansion of early years provision to include all two-year-olds. In 2022, we commenced the roll out of the expansion which included all Flying Start services being offered to c. 2,500 additional children under four.
Since April 2023 we have continued to expand the Flying Start Childcare to include more 2-year-olds.
We will continue to expand our early years provision from the position reached at the end of March 2025 until provision is available to all 2-year-olds.
There are currently no other plans to expand Flying Start or to revise the eligibility criteria.