Increase 30 free hours childcare availability to cover 52 weeks per year

Increase the current offer of 30 free hours of childcare per week to cover 52 weeks instead of 38 weeks per year.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

337

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Government response threshold (10,000) · 337/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 337/100,000

Background

An estimated 4-5% of the UK workforce has term-time only contracts, yet the 30 hours free childcare is only offered for 38 weeks a year.