Fresh Support for Early Years Programme
The Pembrokeshire Coast Charitable Trust says the Waterloo Foundation is supporting the First 1,000 Days early years outdoor play programme, delivered by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, allowing it to continue running into this summer of 2026, while longer‑term funding is secured.
The programme provides structured outdoor play sessions for very young children and their parents or carers, with a particular focus on supporting families navigating neurodevelopmental differences. Since a pilot scheme in 2022, families have consistently described the sessions as transformative, offering a safe and sensory‑appropriate environment where children can explore, regulate and learn at their own pace.
The Trust says: “This support from the Waterloo Foundation ensures the programme can continue uninterrupted during a period of funding uncertainty. It allows the team to maintain weekly inclusive outdoor sessions, reach families in rural communities, and continue offering targeted provision.
“Parents regularly tell us how much the programme has improved their confidence, reduced isolation and helped them enjoy time outdoors with their children. Many report meaningful developmental changes, including improved sleep, increased vocabulary and better emotional regulation.”
The Trust says it remains committed to ensuring that every child, regardless of need, ability or postcode has the opportunity to thrive in nature during their earliest years.
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Sefydliad Waterloo yn cefnogi parhad rhaglen blynyddoedd cynnar Y 1,000 Diwrnod Cyntaf
Mae Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Arfordir Penfro yn falch o gyhoeddi bod cymorth newydd wedi dod i law gan Sefydliad Waterloo i alluogi Y 1,000 Diwrnod Cyntaf, rhaglen chwarae awyr agored y blynyddoedd cynnar sy’n cael ei ddarparu gan Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro, i barhau hyd at haf 2026 wrth i gyllid tymor hwy gael ei sicrhau.
Mae’r rhaglen yn darparu sesiynau chwarae strwythuredig yn yr awyr agored i blant ifanc iawn a’u rhieni neu eu gofalwyr, gan ganolbwyntio’n benodol ar helpu teuluoedd i ymdopi â gwahaniaethau niwroddatblygiadol. Ers treialu’r fenter yn 2022, mae teuluoedd wedi disgrifio’r sesiynau’n gyson fel rhai trawsnewidiol, sy’n cynnig amgylchedd diogel a synhwyraidd briodol lle gall plant archwilio, rheoleiddio a dysgu ar eu cyflymder eu hunain.
Mae’r cymorth hwn gan Sefydliad Waterloo yn sicrhau bod y rhaglen yn gallu parhau’n ddi-dor yn ystod cyfnod o ansicrwydd ariannol. Mae’n galluogi’r tîm i barhau i gynnal sesiynau awyr agored cynhwysol bob wythnos, cyrraedd teuluoedd mewn cymunedau gwledig, a chynnig darpariaeth wedi’i thargedu i blant ag anghenion ychwanegol.
Mae rhieni’n dweud wrthym yn rheolaidd faint mae’r rhaglen wedi rhoi hwb i’w hyder, lleihau unigrwydd, a’u helpu i fwynhau amser yn yr awyr agored gyda’u plant. Mae llawer yn gweld newidiadau datblygiadol ystyrlon yn eu plant, gan gynnwys cysgu’n well, mwy o eirfa, a rheoli emosiynau’n well.
Mae Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Arfordir Penfro wedi ymrwymo o hyd i sicrhau bod pob plentyn – beth bynnag fo’i anghenion, ei allu neu ei god post – yn cael cyfle i ffynnu ym myd natur yn ystod ei flynddoedd cynharaf.
