Submitted on Sunday 1st November 2020
Rejected on Friday 11th December 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Keep baby classes open during anything but a 100% lockdown.
Allow baby classes to stay open during lockdown unless absolutely everything is close. If schools and nurseries are open these should be too.
Education starts from birth but these classes also help the development of babies meaning that delayed development is less likely to be missed.
Baby groups are also a vital form of support for new parents. Many of these parents are those with babies who were born in lockdown and are already suffering from a lack of support from professionals and friends and family.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
On Wednesday 8 December, the Government announced that it had updated its guidance to exempt baby and toddler groups from gatherings limits in all tiers of coronavirus restrictions. You can read the updated guidance here:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures#parent-and-child-groups
You may also be interested to read about the Petitions Committee's work on this topic during the Covid-19 pandemic:
committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/137821/petitions-committee-welcomes-victory-for-baby-and-toddler-groups/
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