Petition · past parliament
Bring the age of 15 hours Subsidised child care down from 3 to 1 year olds
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Working people having taken a year off work with maternity want to go back to work but are unable to due to high child care costs. If the care was reduced from 3 years to 1 year olds then one parent would be able to return to work at least 2 days a week.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 13 Nov 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Nov 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Nov 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.