The petition calls on the Government to commission an independent review into the childcare sector and accept its recommendations.

It was delivered to Parliament on June 8 after reaching the 100,000 signatures mark, and the Petitions Committee has now agreed to schedule the subject for debate at a later date.

The petition was created in response to the news that the UK has the second most expensive childcare system in the world, with Government funding to the childcare sector recently cut despite the pandemic.

Hattie Brett, Editor of Grazia, said: “We’re so thankful to everyone who has supported our campaign so far and signed the petition. Through our new parenting community_ @TheJuggleUK_ we knew that many parents were struggling with the current childcare system, but we weren’t expecting such an overwhelming amount of support in its first few days. Now that we’ve reached our first goal, we can’t wait to continue our work with Pregnant Then Screwed and make a change.”

Joeli Brearley, Founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, added: “We are delighted that we have not only received over 100,000 signatures on our petition but that Parliament has agreed to hold a debate to explore the notion of an independent review in more detail. This is the power of collective action. Thank you to everyone who signed, shared and supported. You made this happen.”

Details of the petition are available on the UK Government and Parliament website, and for more on the campaign follow @thejuggleuk and @pregnant_then_screwed.