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​Mandate stricter childcare staff ratios: In-room presence & 2:1 qualified staff

Submitted by Ty Lyndon Dawyne Mara on Sunday 7th December 2025

Published on Friday 16th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 16th July 2026

Current Signatures: 39
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Admin ~ care staff ~ Child ~ child safety ~ childcare ~ Children ~ Direct ~ eyfs ~ Lack ~ Law ~ Leadership ~ level ~ Level 2 ~ Mandate ~ Minimum ~ Nursery ~ Quality ~ Ratio ~ Regulations ~ Room ~ Safety ~ Staff ~ Strictly

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Popularity

This petition has 39 signatures in total, with signatories from 35 constituencies. That makes it the 1,757th most popular open petition, and the 32,750th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 14% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -1% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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