Rejected petition Bring back children centre's face to face stay and play sessions !

New mums and their babies need this !

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They make new mums feel less lonely and more confident

They support baby's development 

They bring structure to the week

They help babies socialise

They bring mums together to form friendships

They give parents focused time to spend with their baby to help with bonding

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Indoor play areas are already allowed to open under certain conditions, so long as they observe social distancing and other related guidelines: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/2970/documents/28398/default/. It is for individual businesses to decide whether, and how, they can re-open within these restrictions.

It is therefore not clear what else you would like the Government to do.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331261

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

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

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

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

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