Keep childminders settings open during school closures inline with Wales

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

During uncertain times with Covid-19 schools, nurseries and early years settings have been asked to close except for children of key workers. I feel the UK government should keep childminders settings open in line with Welsh governments.

Childminder settings will have lower numbers and ratios of children than schools will with just key workers children. Childminders will lose entire household incomes due to closures of safe and hygienic settings that are safer and more protected than schools. Keeping them open will provide care, stability, safeguarding and support for both families and childminders alike and will maintain community links in a safe controlled way.

Why it was rejected

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

Allow childminders to continue caring for children during the Coronavirus

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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