Children offered or taking up Phase 2 Flying Start childcare, by local authority and year

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.

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Data valuesData descriptionIndicatorLocal AuthorityYear
4,919 [t]NumberTarget number of childrenWales2023-24
5,522 [t]NumberTarget number of childrenWales2024-25
97NumberTarget number of childrenIsle of Anglesey2023-24
109NumberTarget number of childrenIsle of Anglesey2024-25
143NumberTarget number of childrenGwynedd2023-24
161NumberTarget number of childrenGwynedd2024-25
145NumberTarget number of childrenConwy2023-24
163NumberTarget number of childrenConwy2024-25
139NumberTarget number of childrenDenbighshire2023-24
156NumberTarget number of childrenDenbighshire2024-25
191NumberTarget number of childrenFlintshire2023-24
214NumberTarget number of childrenFlintshire2024-25
199NumberTarget number of childrenWrexham2023-24
224NumberTarget number of childrenWrexham2024-25
119NumberTarget number of childrenPowys2023-24
133NumberTarget number of childrenPowys2024-25
71NumberTarget number of childrenCeredigion2023-24
80NumberTarget number of childrenCeredigion2024-25
168NumberTarget number of childrenPembrokeshire2023-24
187NumberTarget number of childrenPembrokeshire2024-25
249NumberTarget number of childrenCarmarthenshire2023-24
279NumberTarget number of childrenCarmarthenshire2024-25
394NumberTarget number of childrenSwansea2023-24
443NumberTarget number of childrenSwansea2024-25
251NumberTarget number of childrenNeath Port Talbot2023-24
282NumberTarget number of childrenNeath Port Talbot2024-25
215NumberTarget number of childrenBridgend2023-24
241NumberTarget number of childrenBridgend2024-25
166NumberTarget number of childrenVale of Glamorgan2023-24
186NumberTarget number of childrenVale of Glamorgan2024-25
665NumberTarget number of childrenCardiff2023-24
747NumberTarget number of childrenCardiff2024-25
444NumberTarget number of childrenRhondda Cynon Taf2023-24
499NumberTarget number of childrenRhondda Cynon Taf2024-25
164NumberTarget number of childrenMerthyr Tydfil2023-24
184NumberTarget number of childrenMerthyr Tydfil2024-25
337NumberTarget number of childrenCaerphilly2023-24
379NumberTarget number of childrenCaerphilly2024-25
145NumberTarget number of childrenBlaenau Gwent2023-24
163NumberTarget number of childrenBlaenau Gwent2024-25
173NumberTarget number of childrenTorfaen2023-24
194NumberTarget number of childrenTorfaen2024-25
76NumberTarget number of childrenMonmouthshire2023-24
85NumberTarget number of childrenMonmouthshire2024-25
368NumberTarget number of childrenNewport2023-24
413NumberTarget number of childrenNewport2024-25
6,885 [t]NumberChildren offered childcareWales2023-24
6,528 [t]NumberChildren offered childcareWales2024-25
63NumberChildren offered childcareIsle of Anglesey2023-24
58NumberChildren offered childcareIsle of Anglesey2024-25
89NumberChildren offered childcareGwynedd2023-24
124NumberChildren offered childcareGwynedd2024-25
190NumberChildren offered childcareConwy2023-24
468NumberChildren offered childcareConwy2024-25
70NumberChildren offered childcareDenbighshire2023-24
149NumberChildren offered childcareDenbighshire2024-25
150NumberChildren offered childcareFlintshire2023-24
203NumberChildren offered childcareFlintshire2024-25
264NumberChildren offered childcareWrexham2023-24
187NumberChildren offered childcareWrexham2024-25
147NumberChildren offered childcarePowys2023-24
121NumberChildren offered childcarePowys2024-25
127NumberChildren offered childcareCeredigion2023-24
126NumberChildren offered childcareCeredigion2024-25
177NumberChildren offered childcarePembrokeshire2023-24
314NumberChildren offered childcarePembrokeshire2024-25
410NumberChildren offered childcareCarmarthenshire2023-24
314NumberChildren offered childcareCarmarthenshire2024-25
647NumberChildren offered childcareSwansea2023-24
662NumberChildren offered childcareSwansea2024-25
322NumberChildren offered childcareNeath Port Talbot2023-24
202NumberChildren offered childcareNeath Port Talbot2024-25
350NumberChildren offered childcareBridgend2023-24
288NumberChildren offered childcareBridgend2024-25
359NumberChildren offered childcareVale of Glamorgan2023-24
266NumberChildren offered childcareVale of Glamorgan2024-25
549NumberChildren offered childcareCardiff2023-24
578NumberChildren offered childcareCardiff2024-25
803NumberChildren offered childcareRhondda Cynon Taf2023-24
729NumberChildren offered childcareRhondda Cynon Taf2024-25
408NumberChildren offered childcareMerthyr Tydfil2023-24
225NumberChildren offered childcareMerthyr Tydfil2024-25
680NumberChildren offered childcareCaerphilly2023-24
440NumberChildren offered childcareCaerphilly2024-25
220NumberChildren offered childcareBlaenau Gwent2023-24
179NumberChildren offered childcareBlaenau Gwent2024-25
296NumberChildren offered childcareTorfaen2023-24
231NumberChildren offered childcareTorfaen2024-25
133NumberChildren offered childcareMonmouthshire2023-24
90NumberChildren offered childcareMonmouthshire2024-25
431NumberChildren offered childcareNewport2023-24
574NumberChildren offered childcareNewport2024-25
4,790 [t]NumberChildren taking up offer of childcareWales2023-24
5,278 [t]NumberChildren taking up offer of childcareWales2024-25
48NumberChildren taking up offer of childcareIsle of Anglesey2023-24
56NumberChildren taking up offer of childcareIsle of Anglesey2024-25
89NumberChildren taking up offer of childcareGwynedd2023-24
117NumberChildren taking up offer of childcareGwynedd2024-25
69NumberChildren taking up offer of childcareConwy2023-24
358NumberChildren taking up offer of childcareConwy2024-25
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Main information

Most recent update
27 October 2025
Next update expected
October 2026
Designation
Official statistics in development
Data provider
Welsh Government
Data source
Flying Start data monitoring returns
Time period covered
April 2023 to March 2025

Data notes

Revisions
  • 27 October 2025
  • 9 October 2025
  • 8 October 2025

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Flying Start is the Welsh Government early years programme delivered by local authorities in Wales. It is aimed at improving outcomes for families with children under 4 years of age in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Wales.

Expansion of all four elements of Flying Start began in September 2022, it included: funded part-time, high-quality childcare for 2 year olds; parenting support; enhanced health visitor support; and support for speech, language and communication.

A separate termly table is available for data from April 2025 onwards.

Data collection or calculation

The main source of data used in this statistical release is management information collected via the Welsh Government Flying Start Data Monitoring Return directly from local authorities. This data collection started in April 2012 to March 2013.

The Flying Start programme was expanded following the Programme for Government commitment to deliver a phased expansion of early years provision to include all 2-year-olds, with a particular emphasis on strengthening Welsh medium provision.

Phase 2 of the early years’ expansion programme focuses on delivering the childcare element of Flying Start to more 2-year-olds across Wales during 2023-24 and 2024-25 and began in April 2023.

These statistics are based on management information collected by Welsh government from local authorities to monitor the progress of the Phase 2 expansion. These statistics are official statistics in development. We are working to improve the quality of these statistics for future versions of this. They are the best estimate we have on the number of childcare places offered and taken up in April 2023 to March 24. Data have been collected for the purposes of monitoring the roll out of the Phase 2 expansion. We are working to refine and improve this data collection to be in line with the Welsh Government Flying Start Data Monitoring Return.

For 2023-24, ‘Take up’ refers to whether the offer of childcare is accepted regardless of whether the child subsequently attends childcare, though some local authorities defined take up differently.

The definition of take-up changed in 2024-25; from 2024-25 take-up is defined as when a child attends at least one session of Flying Start childcare. Comparisons with previous years are not advised as previous years defined take up as either the acceptance of an offer or attendance at the childcare setting. See quality report.

Further information on data sources and changes to Flying Start service provision because of the pandemic are detailed in the quality report.

Statistical quality

There is no specific statistical quality issues in relation to this data. For general statistical quality issues in relation to the Flying Start dataset, see the quality report.

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Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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