Currently the Parents, Childcare & Employment programme (PaCE) is available only to parents in Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, however from next month the service will be available across all local authority areas in Wales thanks to £10.9 million from the Welsh Government and EU funds.
Under the scheme, Parent Employment Advisers, based in communities, work with families to identify what childcare support they need to enter employment.
Examples of support offered to parents under the scheme include:
Funding to cover the cost of childcare is directed straight to the provider.
With the expansion of the scheme, the Welsh Government expects to help 6,400 parents aged 25 and over into work or training over the next three years.
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