Petition · past parliament

Nursery schools schools should only be open to the children of key workers

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Nursery schools should only be open to key workers children. Large numbers of children and families mixing will increase community transmission and put nursery staff and their families at risk
Large numbers of children coming into nursery schools will strive as yet another factor for community transmission. Staff have no social distancing and have no PPE. This puts them and the larger community at risk by spreading the new strain of covid

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.