Petition · Department for Education
Fair funding for Early Years Care: To allow quality, training, and transparency
Closed
1,606 signatures
What the petition asks
1. Increase, publish and properly allocate funding to match the actual cost of delivery
2. Funding to support, train and retain skilled early years professionals
3. Allow providers to charge fair fees if funding doesn't meet the cost of delivery
2. Funding to support, train and retain skilled early years professionals
3. Allow providers to charge fair fees if funding doesn't meet the cost of delivery
Help equal access to high quality early education for all.
We believe:
• Parents deserve clear, honest information about how much funding is provided by the government
• Early years providers need sustainable funding that reflects the true cost of delivering quality care, paying fair wages, and maintaining safe, nurturing environments.
• Children deserve access to high-quality early education that supports their development, well-being, and future success
We think our children deserve quality, parents deserve transparency, providers deserve sustainability.
We believe:
• Parents deserve clear, honest information about how much funding is provided by the government
• Early years providers need sustainable funding that reflects the true cost of delivering quality care, paying fair wages, and maintaining safe, nurturing environments.
• Children deserve access to high-quality early education that supports their development, well-being, and future success
We think our children deserve quality, parents deserve transparency, providers deserve sustainability.
Timeline
| 7 May 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Nov 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,606
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
7 May 2025
Closed
7 Nov 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 31 Jul 2026.