I helpu i fynd i’r afael â’r heriau hynny a diwallu eu hanghenion, rwyf heddiw yn cyhoeddi y bydd £3.5 miliwn yn cael ei roi i estyn y Gronfa Datblygiad Plant am 6 mis arall hyd fis Hydref 2021. Bydd hyn yn darparu cyllid i bob awdurdod lleol yng Nghymru er mwyn iddynt allu ymdrin â phryderon ynghylch oedi mewn datblygiad yn sgil cyfyngiadau’r pandemig Covid-19. Mae hyn yn cynnwys oedi o ran lleferydd, iaith a chyfathrebu; oedi o ran sgiliau echddygol manwl a bras; ac oedi o ran datblygiad personol a chymdeithasol.
To help address those challenges and meet those needs, I am today announcing the continuation of the Child Development Fund of £3.5 million for a further 6 months to October 2021. This will provide funding to all local authorities in Wales to enable them to address concerns around developmental delay due to lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic including speech, language and communication delay; fine and gross motor skills delay; and personal and social development.