Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Allow soft play areas and centres to reopen

Closed 82 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow soft play areas and centres to reopen. It is vital for babies and pre school aged children to have access to the facilities on offer. It is also important for mums and dads with regards to isolation and mental health issues.
A soft play offers not only a place for babies and children to access facilities they don’t have at home, it allows babies to socialise and learn those social and achieve critical mile stones. For mums it is a huge support network to see other mums and get out the house. The mental health impacts of closing these for mums and babies is incredible

Timeline

10 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
10 May 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 82
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 10 Nov 2020
Closed 10 May 2021

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