Rejected petition Give free childcare in safe and secure environments for front line staff.

Give free childcare in safe and secure environments for front line staff in the crisis if schools close this way front line staff including the nhs can carry on without the worry of how they are going to keep their children safe especially where their grandparents could well be self isolating.

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The NHS and other front line workers are under a huge amount of pressure but they still carry on doing their jobs.

If things take a turn and the country gets locked down then they will have to worry about how they are going to keep their fanily safe whilst the rest of the country isolates themselves together they have earned our respect and we owe them all the help we can provide.

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Schools and all childcare providers are being asked to continue to provide care for a limited number of children, including children whose parents are critical to the Covid-19 response and cannot be safely cared for at home: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

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Date submitted 17 March 2020
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