Wales to become only UK nation to lose free baby book scheme

Wales to become only UK nation to lose free baby book scheme

Parents say the scheme helps them bond with their babies and establish early literacy skills.

Fears vital early years reading support for Wales’ poorest children could disappear

A child reading in a library – Image: welsh Government BookTrust Cymru has warned that thousands of babies and toddlers across Wales will lose access to vital early years shared reading support, with the end of its flagship Bookstart programmes, following the Welsh Government’s decision to stop direct funding to the charity. From 1 April 2026, funding currently supporting BookTrust’s bilingual early years programmes for babies and young children…

Fears vital early years reading support for Wales’ poorest children could disappear amid uncertainty over future funding

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