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Children offered or attending Phase 2 Flying Start childcare, by local authority and term

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Next update expected:March 2026

Updates

5th March 2026

This update includes data from the autumn term (September 2025 to December 2025).

29th October 2025
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics in development
Data provider
Welsh Government
Data source
Flying Start management information

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. Phase 2 of the early years’ expansion programme focuses on delivering the childcare element of Flying Start to more 2-year-olds across Wales and began in April 2023. This data summarises the number of children offered and attending Phase 2 Flying Start childcare by local authorities in Wales, from April 2025 onwards, and will be updated termly. A separate annual table is available for 2023-24 and 2024-25 data.

Data collection or calculation

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 Phase 2 Flying Start childcare places offered and attended. 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.

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