Deputy health and social services minister Julie Morgan has announced an additional capital funding package of £7.7million to help working parents of three- and four-year-olds in Wales access 30 hours of early education and childcare for 48 weeks a year.
The new funding includes £6.5m for 12 individual projects across Wales to set up new childcare settings or refurbish existing facilities for the scheme, which is now available across the country.
The package also includes an extra £1.2million for the small grant schemes administered by local authorities due to increased demand from childcare providers.
These schemes enable providers to access up to £10,000 of capital funding for building adaptations.
Some of the projects receiving funding, on top of allocations awarded in February, include:
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