Nursery World - Petition urges Government to make funded childcare available as soon as a child turns three

A petition calling for children to automatically receive the funded hours when they turn three rather than wait until the term after their birthday, costing parents more money, has been launched.

Parent Rachel Massey is calling for the funded childcare hours to be available as soon as a child turns three rather than the term after PHOTO Adobe Stock

The petition on the Parliament website has been started by parent Rachel Massey after discovering that her eldest child would not be entitled to the 30 hours until four months after their birthday. Her child’s birthday is two weeks into April so has to wait until the next term in September.

The nursery her child attends, Kids Around the Clock, a group of two sites in Manchester, is backing her call for change.

Executive assistant to the operations director Danielle Auld said, ‘Rachel came to us for some advice regarding the funded hours as she knew her child, due to turn three in April 2023, would soon be eligible.

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