Give emergency funding to childminders who have had to close down due to Cov-19 · petition

What the petition asks

My daughter's childminder is a wonderful lady who, due to the mandatory closure of her setting, now faces financial difficulty and uncertainty. I call upon the government to provide emergency funding to enable childminders to survive during this closure and to prevent burden on the benefits system.

Due to the closure of schools, nurseries, pre-schools and childminding settings, many people are now facing considerable pressure & strain - they need to work to survive, yet have to stop to take care of their children. By providing emergency funding
this takes pressure of parents and early years settings. Childminders and other early year settings need emergency help quickly, to relieve the pressure on parents and wonderful childcare practitioners.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Since you started this petition, the Government has announced various support measures, including the Self-employment Income Support Scheme. You can find more information here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme

You can also find information about the support measures available to childcare and early years settings here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

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