Submitted by Debbie Moliterno on Wednesday 26th November 2025
Published on Wednesday 7th January 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Tuesday 7th July 2026
Current Signatures: 3,209
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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$PUSH ~ business rates ~ Busy ~ Closure ~ Delivering ~ Develop ~ Developer ~ Early Years ~ Education ~ eyfs ~ Nationwide ~ Nursery ~ Ofsted ~ Ratings ~ relief ~ Remove ~ Scheme ~ Schools ~ Settings ~ Years
Stop Charging Early Years Nurseries Full Business Rates
1) Classify nurseries as educational providers — not commercial premises
2) Exempt nurseries from business rates (like schools and academies)
- Schools, academies, &colleges do not pay business rates
- Nurseries deliver education under EYFS, & are inspected by Ofsted
- Business rates can push settings into closure
✓ Remove business rates for Early Years nurseries under the same exemption as schools
✓ Develop a nationwide “Early Years Relief” business rate exemption scheme
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