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Allow child minder grandparents to receive funding for related children

Submitted by Julie Lamb on Thursday 12th February 2026

Published on Thursday 7th May 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Saturday 7th November 2026

Current Signatures: 95
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

30 hours ~ Child ~ Children ~ Demand ~ fund ~ Grandparents ~ Maternity ~ minder ~ month ~ Nursery ~ Ofsted ~ Quality ~ Registered ~ Settings ~ Staff ~ Upsetting ~ work

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 95 signatures in total, with signatories from 22 constituencies. That makes it the 1,027th most popular open petition, and the 22,229th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 7% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -4% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

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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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