Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Provide Covid testing kits for private nurseries and early years settings

Closed 2,205 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow private nurseries and early years settings to have free Covid test kits delivered for weekly testing of staff
If private nurseries are to remain open for key workers, then they should be able to get the home testing kits. They are currently expected to attend the NHS testing sites to access tests, when they already run on skeleton staff and have children to care for.

As a Key Worker I am doing everything to keep my child safe at home, I expect those caring for my child whilst I work to do everything in their power to keep the setting safe! Dividing the early years sectors in favour of maintained sectors is wrong!

Timeline

22 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jul 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,205
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 22 Jan 2021
Closed 22 Jul 2021

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