Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025

21 Welsh language nursery education delivery plans

(1) A maintained nursery school’s governing body must prepare a plan in relation to the Welsh language (“a Welsh language nursery education delivery plan”) that sets out—

(a) the amount of Welsh language nursery education provided by the nursery school;

(b) the governing body’s proposals on—

(i) the amount of Welsh language nursery education it intends to provide during the period for which the Welsh language nursery education delivery plan has effect, and

(ii) maintaining that amount of Welsh language nursery education, and increasing the amount where this is reasonably practicable;

(c) the governing body’s proposals on how it will—

(i) promote a Welsh language ethos and culture within the nursery school;

(ii) promote use of the Welsh language within the nursery school;

(d) if the nursery school provides an amount of Welsh language nursery education that corresponds with the amount of Welsh language education provided in a “Primarily Welsh Language” or “Dual Language” category school, the governing body’s proposals on how it will assist parents who are not confident Welsh speakers—

(i) to support their children’s learning;

(ii) to support their children’s contribution to the nursery school’s Welsh language ethos and culture.

(2) In preparing the Welsh language nursery education delivery plan, the governing body must have regard to the local Welsh in education strategic plan of the local authority that maintains the nursery school (see section 30).

(3) The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations, make further provision about Welsh language nursery education plans, including provision about—

(a) duration and timing of a plan;

(b) consulting on a plan;

(c) approving a plan;

(d) reviewing and amending a plan.