Petition · past parliament
Shut nurseries during COVID-19
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Nurseries are currently not safe with this new strain which is aimed at children, the staff done wear PPE and get coughed over, sneezed upon and snot wiped over them daily. The toys are shared with the children who put it in mouths; there is only so much cleaning possible in one day.
During this current pandemic working in nursery isn’t safe, the children are sharing all toys throughout the day, putting them in their mouths and chucking on it the floor, working in a nursery none of the current rules are implemented as you cannot social distance with children, we take the children from their families cuddling them as they cry and cough over us, nursery staff need to be thought about during this pandemic as much as teachers are at primary school and secondary schools.
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 calling for the same action: Shut all nurseries and early years settings during lockdown
Timeline
| 4 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.