Child Poverty

Part of 2. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:23 pm on 14 November 2017.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:23, 14 November 2017

Let me give my colleague a number of ways in which we are dealing with that issue. Early implementation of the childcare offer is taking place in seven local authorities. That started in September, delivering childcare to 4,725 children. For 2017-18, we've invested over £38 million in the Families First programme, more than £76 million in Flying Start. We have allocated a budget of £400,000 for 2017-18 for Positive Parenting. Communities for Work, for example, has engaged with 11,000 participants, with 3,000 entering into employment. Those are just some examples of what we are doing in order to alleviate child poverty in Wales.