Petition · past parliament
Support Early Year Sector, full funding&furlough,charities able to access grants
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Give us the full funding promised, increase funding rates, allow staff to be furloughed without percentages of funding. Allow charity settings access to grants, as they dont qualify as they do not pay rates or vat
The sector will collapse without the full support we were originally promised. We are expected to stay open, or become bank staff to allow key workers to work, while we look after their children. We are also a vital key worker but are continually being overlooked, underfunded and disregarded. Who will look after the children if the sector collapses. We need to keep going. No one wants to make a profit but we need to survive, we are just as important as NHS and other critical workers.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Provide better financial support for early years settings during this crisis: Provide better financial support for early years settings during this crisis
Extend £25,000 cash grants to nurseries during Covid-19 crisis: Extend £25,000 cash grants to nurseries during Covid-19 crisis.
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/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 17 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.