Hocus Pocus Day Nursery in Bolton started the petition on the UK Government and Parliament website.
Nursery World reported last year on a previous petition, which also called for an end to business rates for nurseries and VAT, set up by a different nursery owner, which gathered 5,853 signatures. It closed in March, because parliamentary petitions are only open for six months.
Since April, nurseries in Scotland have been exempt from paying business rates under a new scheme introduced by the Scottish government. Wales has also recently announced a small business rates relief scheme, but the Government has made no concessions for nurseries in England.
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