Petition · past parliament

Pay nurseries for loss of income during Covid-19 lockdown

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Pay nurseries for loss of income and fill the gap between funding and what parents have not paid.
Funding provided for 2,3 and 4 year olds does not cover the true cost of providing a place for families. The funding is also dependant on how many of these eligible children you have at the time.
Only having maybe 10 eligible children in a 50 place nursery will not cover the loss of income parents make up in fees to keep a nursery viable. We have been under funded for many years
We are know risking our health to provide emergency care but may not be able to reopen in the future after lockdown. Pay nurseries an income package for the gap between funding and what parents would have normally paid. This should be for ALL provisions whether they are stand alone or on LA/school/academy site

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

19 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Jun 2020

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