Petition · past parliament

Allow childminders and small settings for childcare to remain open during COVID

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We would like the Department for Education to allow small settings for childcare, such as childminders, to remain open for all, not just key workers, during the COVID-19 restrictions.
As it stands the broad rules around closure of childcare and schools means that individual small setting childcare providers such as childminders won't be able to remain open except for the children of key workers, hurting their income. Childminders are there to support our economy. The Minister has said that schools will open for children of key worker and vulnerable children and this is an acceptable risk because of the smaller of classes. Therefore it must be that small settings are safe?

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

19 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
9 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Apr 2020

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