Debbie Moliterno, owner of Cheeky Monkeys Day nurseries, started the petition last September on the Government petitions website, which was closed down in December due to the general election.
The website has now re-launched, but all previous petitions have been annulled.
The re-launched petition calls on the Government to make nurseries exempt from business rates to support the childcare sector. Ms Moliterno said that after owning settings for 29 years, she has never experienced such ‘damaging times’ for the sector with rising costs not being met by funding rates.
She goes on to say, ‘Business rates have been a big drain on the sector and can mean the difference between nurseries being able to stay open and having to close.’
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