51�Թ�

She said concerned parents should contact their local authority about available childcare places.

Besides providing subsidised housing for first-time buyers, it has increased the supply of public flats and issued subsidies and cash vouchers to help with childcare and daily expenses.

To revive a slowing economy, the government has announced billions in childcare subsidies, increased wages and better paid leave.

Swansea University said it had introduced one-off support payments to help with the costs of accommodation, travel, childcare, and postgraduate study.

Newport Primary School already runs its own breakfast club, but the government scheme provides an additional 30 minutes of childcare, enabling the breakfast club to start earlier in the morning.