Petition · past parliament · Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care
Provide routine Covid tests for Early Years and prioritise staff for vaccination
Closed
207 signatures
What the petition asks
The Early Years Sector has been widely over looked by the government. Routine testing takes places in care homes, hospitals and soon schools. Staff have to work in close contact with children with no PPE. We need protection through Covid screening and priority access to vaccinations.
If the Government is to keep Early Years settings open they need to provide the resources to make them safer. This could be achieved through rapid screening of children and staff along with making staff a priority for vaccines. With the schools closed they should divert the resources they have in place to the Early Years sector. Or the government should close settings in line with all other educational settings until this can be provided.
Timeline
| 12 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Jul 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
207
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
12 Jan 2021
Closed
12 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.