Petition · past parliament
Free child care for working parents
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
To give free child care for 2year olds for parents who work and still can't afford to pay childcare costs
People on benefits don't work but yet get free childcare for 2 year old and over it should be working parents that get this not people on benefits
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Increase free childcare for working parents with children under school age: Increase free childcare for working parents with children under school age
Fund 30 hours free childcare from age 1 for families where both parents work: Fund 30 hours free childcare from age 1 for families where both parents work
Increase free childcare for working parents with children under school age: Increase free childcare for working parents with children under school age
Fund 30 hours free childcare from age 1 for families where both parents work: Fund 30 hours free childcare from age 1 for families where both parents work
Timeline
| 20 Oct 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.