Begin 30 hours of free childcare to all children under 5 now.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the Government to begin their rollout of free childcare for children across England between 9 months and 5 years old right now. As a parent of two children one of which is not yet 2 years old this will not help our family and countless others as we won’t be able to access these services.

The chancellor announced that he wished to incentivise and help people return to work. The current dates announced for when these benefits will be introduced will help mostly future parents rather than parents who already have children between the ages of 9 months and 5 right now who desperately need support. Why even announce this benefit when it won’t actually begin to take effect until April next year.

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 which calls for the same action: Bring in March 2023 budget changes to childcare allowances immediately

Timeline

15 Mar 2023	Petition opened for signatures
17 Mar 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Mar 2023

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