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Stop Childcare Ratios Increasing!

132 replies

GPLady · 05/05/2022 21:04

I wonder if maybe people wouldn't mind sharing and signing this petition at all?

We lost out little man, Oliver Steeper, at 9 months old after a choking incident at his nursery.

A few days ago Boris Johnson proposed that a way to cut the cost of living would be to increase the number of children an adult is responsible for in early years settings. This cannot happen...there's other ways to decrease the cost of childcare, and to lump our childrens' safety in with a proposal to reduce MOT requirements is utterly shocking.

We need it to get to 100k signatures for the Government to consider it for debate. Please, if you feel able, sign and share.

Thank you so much everyone xxx

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/615623

Stop Childcare Ratios Increasing!
OP posts:
NatalWoman · 05/05/2022 22:09

Done. Flowers

PrincessRamone · 05/05/2022 22:12

Signed. So very sorry for your loss.

IWouldBeSuperb · 05/05/2022 22:13

Signed 💐

DriveInSaturday · 05/05/2022 22:14

Signed, and sorry for your devastating loss.

QuiltedHippo · 05/05/2022 22:14

Signed - with a baby about to start nursery I'm not thrilled about the cost but I still feel strongly this is the wrong thing to propose.

I'm so sorry for what you've been through, such a beautiful boy

Sleepyquest · 05/05/2022 22:16

So sorry for the loss of your beautiful boy.
Will gladly sign and thank you for highlighting it

emmy4 · 05/05/2022 22:19

So sorry about the loss of your son. Signed.💐

TheZenOne22 · 05/05/2022 22:19

Signed - I hope the petition gets the attention it deserves. I am so sorry for your loss x

HotDogKetchup · 05/05/2022 22:22

I have signed - I feel very strongly that this is a terrible and ill thought of idea.

im so sorry for the loss of your beautiful boy.

espressocroissant · 05/05/2022 22:56

I have signed this. I'm so sorry you had to go through a parents worse nightmare and I'm deeply sorry for your loss. I honestly don't know what to say but thank you for bringing this to our attention and starting this campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of what they are proposing which will put so many young children in danger. I truly wish from the bottom of my heart that you and your gorgeous son didn't have to go through this to highlight how this is proposal is so dangerous.

Imsittinginthekitchensink · 05/05/2022 23:00

Beautiful boy 💐
The childcare staffing crisis is just that - an absolute crisis. People are leaving in their droves and those who take up the posts are woefully underqualified and utterly inexperienced. High quality childcare should be the norm, not the gold standard.

grannyjacob · 05/05/2022 23:06

Signed and shared on Twitter/Fc’bk. Also emailed to a few people. Unbelievable that anyone could consider this as a viable proposal. 💙

grannyjacob · 05/05/2022 23:09

Forgot to say, please post this on Gransnet as well, I’m sure you’ll get a lot of signatures.

HopelesslyWanderingStar · 05/05/2022 23:10

Signed. I’m so sorry for your loss 💙

happyhappyhappyy · 05/05/2022 23:11

Signed.
So so sorry about your beautiful boy ❤️

I used to work in nurseries before I had my own and it's so sad that the government would even consider putting staff and children in this impossible situation, staff are already at breaking point and sadly if this goes ahead it will only push more out of the profession, ratios need decreasing to provide better quality childcare not increasing. Reckless and dangerous.

alapis · 06/05/2022 08:51

Bumping for you OP

Wayfairtwo · 06/05/2022 09:00

So incredibly sorry for your loss. I will def sign the petition.

IStandWithMaya · 06/05/2022 09:12

Signed.

21006 signatures so far.

Big hugs for you OP. xx

purpleboy · 06/05/2022 09:15

Op I'm so very sorry for your loss, there really are no words.
What a beautiful picture of a beautiful boy, what a happy face, he was

purpleboy · 06/05/2022 09:16

Sorry posted too soon🙈

He was obviously very loved.
You have such bravery and courage to fight this, I will sign as share far and wide.
Lots of love and strength to you.

norijunior · 06/05/2022 09:17

I'm so sorry. What a beautiful boy. I heard this change to ratios proposed and was shocked. I've signed your petition.

alapis · 06/05/2022 11:28
Flowers
JenniferBarkley · 06/05/2022 11:57

This popped up on my social media this morning and I signed, I have two in childcare and the notion makes me furious. Childcare should be affordable for parents on normal and low wages, and the people (women) who work in the industry should be properly financially rewarded for their skills, knowledge and care. That will only happen by a government increasing funding, not reducing ratios.

I'm so sorry for your loss, that is absolutely heartbreaking. Flowers

meow1989 · 06/05/2022 12:02

Signed. So sorry for your loss Flowers

Tanith · 06/05/2022 13:41

I remember when this happened and they closed the nursery down. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Ratios were under attack in 2012, this is originally a proposal from Liz Truss when she was Early Years minister and Mumsnet got right behind the campaign to stop it happening then.
I hope they will do so again.