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Stop UK nurseries charging parents for Bank and National holidays

Submitted on Thursday 25th May 2023

Rejected on Thursday 1st June 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

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Stop UK nurseries charging parents for Bank and National holidays

Petition Details

Private nurseries are able to charge parents on Bank and National holidays, when they are closed. This year there has been nine holidays (three in May alone). On average it costs a parent £60 - £80 a day for childcare.

Additional Information

It is unfair for parents to have to pay these fees whilst also needing to find alternative childcare solutions. Childcare is already extortionate enough without parents being penalised for Government induced holidays. Paying £60 - £80 for something you are unable to use is unacceptable.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

The pricing, and opening times, of privately provided childcare are matters for individual providers and parents, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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