Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin
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Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin is a movement for the formation and support of Welsh Medium
Nursery groups
. These voluntary groups are often crucial in the subsequent establishment of a Welsh Medium primary school in the area. The movement is particularly active in anglicized areas of Wales
and has had major growth since the 70s. Correct name is Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin (Nursery Schools Movement)
) and Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen
) in 1943, and in Barry in 1951, however Welsh Medium Nurseries were very rare before MYMs foundation in the 1970s. By 1996 over 650 groups were active and by 2000 there were over 14,000 children in the various types of Nursery. The expansion of state supported Nursery Education in recent years has led to further growth.
and national government
.
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Welsh medium education
Education delivered through the medium of the Welsh language is known as Welsh medium education .Welsh medium education should be distinguished from the teaching of Welsh as an academic subject. Welsh as a subject is taught as first language in Welsh medium schools...
Nursery groups
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
. These voluntary groups are often crucial in the subsequent establishment of a Welsh Medium primary school in the area. The movement is particularly active in anglicized areas of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and has had major growth since the 70s. Correct name is Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin (Nursery Schools Movement)
History
Formed in 1971 with the aims of developing Welsh medium Nursery Education. Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin followed the establishment of voluntary Nurseries in Caerdydd (CardiffCardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
) and Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen
Carmarthen
Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648....
) in 1943, and in Barry in 1951, however Welsh Medium Nurseries were very rare before MYMs foundation in the 1970s. By 1996 over 650 groups were active and by 2000 there were over 14,000 children in the various types of Nursery. The expansion of state supported Nursery Education in recent years has led to further growth.
Provision
The MYM movement has provision throughout Wales at several levels and is in partnership with localLocal government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
and national government
Central government
A central government also known as a national government, union government and in federal states, the federal government, is the government at the level of the nation-state. The structure of central governments varies from institution to institution...
.
- cylchoedd meithrin = nursery circles
- cylchoedd Ti a Fi = parent and toddlerToddlerA toddler is a young child, usually defined as being between the ages of one and three. Registered nurse, midwife and author, Robin Barker, states 'Any time from eight months onwards your baby will begin to realise he is a separate person from you...
groups (the parents are often learning WelshWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
at the same sessions) - day nurseries
- integrated centres.
Partners
MYM receives both moral and material support from several Welsh medium bodies- The Welsh Language BoardWelsh Language BoardThe Welsh Language Board is a statutory body set up by the UK Government as part of the Welsh Language Act 1993. It is now an Assembly Sponsored Public Body...
(government agencyGovernment agencyA government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
) - Young Farmers Wales (youth movement)
- Urdd Gobaith CymruUrdd Gobaith Cymrudde|200px|thumb|The Urdd logoUrdd Gobaith Cymru, literally, the Welsh League of Hope, but normally translated as the Welsh League of Youth, or merely referred to as the Urdd, is a Welsh-medium youth movement with over 1,500 branches and over 50,000 members...
(youth movement) - Merched y WawrMerched y WawrMerched y Wawr is a national, voluntary, non-political, organisation for women in Wales. It is similar to the Women's Institute but its activities are conducted through the medium of Welsh...
(women's movement similar to the Women's Institute) - Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru (Welsh National Cultural festival)
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