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Provide 30 free hours childcare from a child's 3rd Birthday, not the term after

Submitted by Jonathan Selby on Thursday 19th August 2021

Published on Tuesday 24th August 2021

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 24th February 2022

Signatures: 99

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April ~ Child ~ Children ~ date ~ March ~ Parliament ~ Pounds ~ September ~ system ~ Thousands ~ weeks

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Provide 30 free hours childcare from a child's 3rd Birthday, not the term after

Petition Details

The current system for provision of 30 free childcare hours is grossly unfair. Currently it is provided from the term after your child's third birthday. For those born March it starts from April, for those born in April it is September. Parliament needs to harmonise this so all benefit equally!

Additional Information

The system is grossly unfair. Children can be born weeks apart but be at a detriment of thousands of pounds worth of free child care hours. Eligibility should be set firm that on the date that the child turns three, they become eligible for 30 free hours. Not several weeks later based on terms, and particularly the summer terms which are significantly longer than other terms.


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