Petition · past parliament

Include All Early Years settings with the same rulings of the Schools lockdown.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As the title suggests, Early Years Practitioners, Teachers and Managers want the ruling to be the same as the schools ruling, to be offered to just keyworker children.
Because the staff who work in nurseries are just as vulnerable as anyone else working in a school and we do not wear PPE and have to come into very close contact with children as part of our everyday role. We should be treated the same way as teachers working in schools, why are we exempt from the latest ruling of being open to key worker children only.

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 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jan 2021

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