Close early years settings but keep them open for key workers and the vulnerable · petition

What the petition asks

All schools are now closed due to national lockdown and are only open for key workers. However all early years settings (0-5) are to remain open to all. Employed key workers children should still be able to access these services but to allow access for all is a contradiction to closing the schools.

On the 3rd of January Prime Minister Boris Johnson was quoted by the BBC saying that there was “no doubt in (his) mind that schools are safe” this is a direct contradiction to the information relayed on the 4th publicly stating “schools are to only stay open for key workers children”. This requirement should be a principal across all age groups as the rate of infection is exactly the same in early years settings.
The swift delivery undermines all child workers and should be reviewed immediately.

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 which calls for the same action: Only open Early Years settings for key workers, vulnerable or SEN children

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Timeline

4 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
11 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee