Paragraph 7 Barriers to childcare provisionF1

The assessment must include details of any barriers identified in accessing the provision of childcare, including—

(a)

the accessibility of childcare provision;

(b)

whether the cost of childcare prevents or discourages parents from accessing services;

(c)

the barriers experienced by—

(i)

working parents;

(ii)

parents seeking work or training opportunities;

(iii)

unemployed households;

(iv)

low income families;

(v)

lone parent families;

(vi)

families from ethnic minority backgrounds;

(vii)

families with children who have additional learning needs;

(d)

any other barriers identified.

Annotations

F1: Sch. substituted (11.3.2026) by The Childcare Act 2006 (Local Authority Assessment) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/36), regs. 1(2), 2(9)