A SCHEME which gives parents 30 hours of free childcare for children aged three to four will be rolled out to Ceredigion in September.

Welsh Government Minister for Children, Huw Irranca-Davies, said the scheme will be introduced at the start of the school year - three months sooner than originally anticipated.

The scheme, which is already in place in Gwynedd will provide 30 hours of Welsh Government-funded early education and childcare to working parents of three and four-year-olds for 48 weeks of the year.

Mr Irranca-Davies said: “Our ground-breaking childcare offer is making a real difference to parents right across Wales, reducing the strain on family income and helping ensure childcare is not a barrier to them taking up employment or increasing their hours.

“I’m delighted to confirm the offer is being rolled out to seven more local authorities across Wales, as we continue the work to roll out the offer across the entire country by September 2020.”