Petition · past parliament
Government funding to be received in family members childminding settings.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Government funding to be entitled to children who attend a family members childminding buisness, as long as they are from a different household.
Family members are treated like every other child in the inclusive childminding settings. Payment support is available for them too, such as universal credit, tax free childcare and childcare vouchers. It is only the funding which is not allowed. It is unfair to potentially move a settled child from their learning setting just because they are family and will not receive the 15/30 hours funding in the family members setting because of this reason.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition instead: Allow childminders to claim ‘free hours’ for related children
Timeline
| 31 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.