Rejected petition Stop UK nurseries charging parents for Bank and National holidays

Private nurseries are able to charge parents on Bank and National holidays, when they are closed. This year there has been nine holidays (three in May alone). On average it costs a parent £60 - £80 a day for childcare.

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It is unfair for parents to have to pay these fees whilst also needing to find alternative childcare solutions. Childcare is already extortionate enough without parents being penalised for Government induced holidays. Paying £60 - £80 for something you are unable to use is unacceptable.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

The pricing, and opening times, of privately provided childcare are matters for individual providers and parents, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 25 May 2023
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