Submitted on Monday 1st September 2025
Rejected on Thursday 11th September 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Extend 30 hours free childcare to all working parents, regardless of visa status
As working parents on visas, we pay the same taxes as everyone else, yet our children are excluded from the 30 hours free childcare scheme. This creates inequality, adds financial strain, and denies children like ours the early education they need to thrive.
Currently, families on visas with “No Recourse to Public Funds” cannot access the 30 hours free childcare scheme, even though they pay the same taxes as everyone else. Government guidance states that early education and childcare funding is not classed as a “public fund,” so children should not be excluded from the free childcare scheme on immigration grounds. Access should be based on work and contribution, not status, so all children have equal opportunities.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign the petition which calls for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/725832
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