Petition · past parliament

Millie's Trust campaigns to train ALL nursery nurses in Paediatric First Aid

Closed 103,063 signatures

Government response · 3 February 2014

As this e-petition has received more than 10 000 signatures, the relevant Government department have provided the following response:

The safety of all children is paramount and we were very sorry to hear about this tragic accident.

Paediatric first aid training is, and will remain, a statutory requirement for all providers regulated under the Childcare Act 2006. The requirements for early years providers, including nurseries are set out in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. At least one person who has a current paediatric first aid certificate must be on the premises at all times when children are present, and must accompany children on outings.

This e-petition remains open to signatures and will be considered for debate by the Backbench Business Committee should it pass the 100 000 signature threshold.

Timeline

16 Dec 2013 Petition opened for signatures
3 Jan 2014 Passed 10,000 signatures, requiring a government response
3 Feb 2014 Government responded
11 Jun 2014 Passed 100,000 signatures, qualifying for a parliamentary debate
16 Dec 2014 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 103,063
Status Closed
Opened 16 Dec 2013
Closed 16 Dec 2014
Response 3 Feb 2014

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