Wedi pwyso a mesur, rwyf wedi penderfynu newid polisi’r Cynnig Gofal Plant er mwyn caniatáu i warchodwyr plant cofrestredig dderbyn cyllid am ofalu am blentyn sy’n perthyn iddynt. Cyflwynir y newidiadau hyn ym mis Medi 2018 i gyd-fynd â’r broses o ehangu’r cynnig. Bydd y canllawiau’n nodi bod angen i warchodwyr plant gael eu cofrestru gydag Arolygiaeth Gofal Cymru cyn gallu manteisio ar y Cynnig, ac nad oes modd darparu’r gofal yng nghartref y plentyn. Yn fwy hirdymor, bydd angen i ni ddiwygio Gorchymyn Eithriadau Gwarchod Plant a Gofal Dydd (Cymru) 2010. Fodd bynnag, mae’n bosibl y bydd angen ystyried rhannau eraill o’r Gorchymyn, a byddai’n well gen i sicrhau bod hynny’n digwydd mewn ffordd ystyrlon yn hytrach na diwygio’r Gorchymyn ar sail ad hoc.
On balance, I have decided to change the policy for the Childcare Offer to allow registered childminders to receive funding for the care of a child who is also a relative.  These changes will be made from September 2018 to coincide with the expansion of our offer.  The guidance will set out that childminders must be registered with CIW to be able to access the Offer and that the care cannot be provided in the child’s home.  In the longer term, we will need to amend the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010.  However, there are other parts of the Order which may need consideration and I would prefer that to be done in a coherent way rather than amending the Order on an ad hoc basis.