Petition · Department for Education
Increase funding for Early years providers.
Closed
4,649 signatures
What the petition asks
Increase funding for early years settings. We believe early childcare is fundamental to all children and giving them the best start. Save our nurseries and Preschools. We believe early years education is crucial to set the foundations.
The Government wants the early years sector to support Working Parents. How can we when the sector is under pressure from wages, NI costs to the employer and business rates?
We believe settings will rely on Apprentices to staff them and have a skeleton core staff, which could lead to quality being compromised. Many settings, in our view, will be forced to put quantity over quality by maximising floor space with children.
We believe settings will rely on Apprentices to staff them and have a skeleton core staff, which could lead to quality being compromised. Many settings, in our view, will be forced to put quantity over quality by maximising floor space with children.
Timeline
| 6 Dec 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
4,649
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
6 Dec 2024
Closed
6 Jun 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.