Child care

[ThatsNotMyName123]

I'm in a dilemma that I'm unsure how to handle.

I work for the NHS as an admin. My job isn't frontline, but needs doing to support doctors and patients. I issue prescriptions, deal with incoming mail that doctors need to action, often marked urgent, outgoing mail, information forwarding that coroners need etc so it is an important job that needs doing.

My mum has always looked after my 1 year old. So he isn't registered with a nursery. Nurseries are looking after children of keyworkers, but we don't have a place agreement.

Is it unreasonable for my mum to look after him? I know he will be going to another house

BUT

My thinking is if he did go to a nursery, he will be mixing with several other children all from separate houses, all with key working parents who have been open to infection (some in the front line and more likely get Covid-19) plus nursery staff who also all go to their individual homes of an evening, so god knows how big a risk of transmitting is
OR
go to just my mum, who is happy to have him still. So that's only one other house, with my parents in.

My husband works self employed, and at the moment is able to continue his work. If his work is stopped, he will look after him whilst I work. We need him working as well as me atm, so we're in a predicament that one of us can't stay hime

[NuffSaidSam]

How old is your mum? Is she high risk because of underlying health conditions? What about the people she lives with?

Grandparents aren't supposed to look after children because of the risk to the elderly, not the risk to the children.

[ThatsNotMyName123]

@NuffSaidSam she is 54 and my stepdad is 48 neither are high risk and only them in the house

[NuffSaidSam]

I think that's fine then and more sensible than sending him to nursery.

[namechanger0989]

My mum has been having my youngest as I have to work. We are still just limiting contact as much as possible, so trying to do more door step drop offs and pick ups, if in the house don't all squish up on the sofa, not staying there for tea etc. Not hugging and kissing with the children (as much as pos) or with parents and taking as many precautions as possible whilst out, washing hands etc.