Carmarthenshire Family Information Service

Childcare for critical workers for 0-3 year old children

The Welsh Government has announced that it is providing temporary crisis funding to support the cost of childcare for pre-school children of parents whose jobs are critical to Wales’ response to COVID-19.  Under the Coronavirus Childcare Assistance Scheme, a parent / guardian is eligible to receive Government-funded childcare if:

• They have a child, or children, of pre-school age; and
• Their jobs are critical to Wales’ response to COVID-19
  

We are urging parents to please consider very carefully whether it absolutely essential that you have childcare. For example, is your work critical to the covid-19 response and do both parents work away from the home so there is no-one available to look after your child.  If your work is critical to the Covid-19 response, and your child cannot stay at home, then your childcare will be prioritised.