AIBU to pay my friend for childcare

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We all know the news...
I have 24 hours a week to cover Childcare for my 3year old. Nursery is now closed and I'll be paying full fees.
I can't work and look after a toddler. It's just not possible.
My friend works for a pub and will undoubtedly be out of work imminently - she has childcare qualifications and a child of her own. WIBU to give notice to nursery and pay her instead?
My issue is - with social isolation in place - is this even allowed /recommended? My child will be mixing with hers and we'd be potentially swapping germs between houses. But what other 'emergency' childcare is there? Once you remove grandparents and nurserys from the equation, where else are we supposed to get childcare?

Well we’ve been told to work flexibly, early mornings, evenings and weekends. So 12 hours looking after the children and 7 hours working around them then? Fantastic. It’s a non essential industry. I just think our management are not being realistic.

I'm a childminder and have been told to close. I'm not allowed to look after the children in my care now and I'm potentially going to lose my home as I'm the only breadwinner in my house- but any other Tom,Dick or Harry can look after other peoples kids and make money out if it and get away with it!
Boils my piss

Do you have to do your 24 hours on your normal days or can you work flexibly? 3 hours and a bit every night would cover you. You'd be knackered but you would get paid.

Perfect arrangement. I’d definitely do it.

If she or her partner develop symptoms while your child is there you either have to leave them there or self isolate yourself.

@GrotbagsSister I work in HR and we’ve told our staff to do the best they can, maybe work half days if they can tag team their partner but we don’t expect them to do a full work load. Due to the nature of our work very few of us can do what we’d usually do in its entirety anyway

@BuffaloCauliflower we've been told that we need to work our hours and if we cant we need to take annual leave/unpaid leave to fill the gap. I'll be working evenings and weekends and tag teaming kids with dh to get by.