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childminders paid direct by the government for childcare element

Closed 111 signatures

What the petition asks

Childminders are very important as they allow parents to go to work, the government pays the parents a percentage of the childcare costs, however childminders loose every month as parents use the money and don't pay our bills, we are left chasing parents for money that we have worked for
Childminders have a very demanding job, some of us work well over 60 hours a week as there is lots of paper work and planning to be done. We are left with outstanding bill that parents don't pay and our own bills cant be paid as our wages are not paid by the parents
this is why they government should pay us directly instead of the money going to the parent

Timeline

29 Jan 2018 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jul 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 111
Status Closed
Opened 29 Jan 2018
Closed 29 Jul 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.