Petition · past parliament
Call for Government to scrap its plans on childcare ratio changes and undertake a full consultation with practitioners and parents on future proposals
Closed
14,068 signatures
Government response · 7 August 2013
As this e-petition has passed 10 000 signatures, the relevant Government department will be providing a Government response.
We have recently consulted on reform of childcare ratios and are currently considering all the responses. We expect to publish a response to the consultation shortly.
An update will be posted to this petition once the consultation response has been published.
We have recently consulted on reform of childcare ratios and are currently considering all the responses. We expect to publish a response to the consultation shortly.
An update will be posted to this petition once the consultation response has been published.
Timeline
| 27 Feb 2013 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Jul 2013 | Passed 10,000 signatures, requiring a government response |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Government responded |
| 27 Feb 2014 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
14,068
Status
Closed
Opened
27 Feb 2013
Closed
27 Feb 2014
Response
7 Aug 2013
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