The Arts Council of Wales is involved in the Steering Group looking at this issue and would like to encourage organisations to respond to this survey

Welsh Government is reviewing the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions Order, which excludes certain childcare, play and activity providers in Wales from needing to become registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) as a child minder or day care provider.  

Providers of visual arts and performing arts activities for children are amongst those currently exempt from having to be registered with CIW. This exemption is under review and Welsh Government is seeking feedback from providers of these activities. The Arts Council of Wales is involved in the Steering Group looking at this issue and would like to encourage organisations to respond to this survey and to share with their networks.

This survey provides an opportunity for those who are not registered with CIW, and offer childcare, play and activities for children aged 0-12 in Wales where the parent or main carer is not present, to provide their views to support Welsh Government to understand:

  • what kind of services and opportunities they offer to children and families in Wales 
  • how these settings operate and why they operate in this way
  • what policies, procedures and possibly oversight is in place
  • how these settings feel about registration with CIW

Survey

Welsh Government is interested in hearing from providers of childcare, play and activities for children who are not registered with Care Inspectorate Wales as a Childminder or Day Care provider under The Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) Regulations 2010.

This survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and is available until 08/11/2024

Take the survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EANZAY/

Should you wish to make any enquiries about this survey, our review process or provide information that you think would be helpful but not covered in the survey please email us on: ChildcareAndPlayworkConsultation@gov.wales