The Welsh Government said that nurseries and other childcare settings can remain open, but they need to take measures to protect children and staff from coronavirus.
All of Wales has been in lockdown, at alert level 4, since midnight on 19 December, (with some special rules that applied for Christmas Day only).
Explaining the rationale behind early years settings remaining open, a spokesperson said that cases in young children remained low and the situation was being monitored.
A Welsh Government spokesman said, ‘While the rates of coronavirus in Wales remain high, cases in children under five continue to be relatively low.
‘Our childcare providers have worked hard to ensure settings such as nurseries are safe, with low numbers of children on site.
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