What would you do?

[SirBragalot]

I would post in the Nanny section but it doesn’t seem to have much traffic on.
During this current situation, would you still go to work? Nanny, both parents working from home, kids aged 6 and 10.
None of the family or the nanny are risk category health-wise, normally all in robust health.

YABU: I would still go working
YANBU: I would stay at home

You say the parents work from home but ask if the parents should still "go" to work. Which is it?

Sorry if it wasn’t clear. I mean would you go to work if you were the nanny?

Our nanny has said she will still come. We are waiting for further guidance - we totally need her as we are in full on jobs and now working from home with two young kids in the house. However, if advice clarifies that she should no longer come, we’ll tell her that (but keep paying her).

Well I am still going in to nursery. I would have a word with them. Ask if they are able to divide out the childcare between them?

I'm a nanny and I'm still going to work. The children's parents are both classed as key workers, I live alone and drive directly to and from work.

The parents are not key workers.

I cycle to work, no public transport needed.
(Sorry about the drip feed)

I don't think you'd be allowed to look after children whose parents aren't key workers

Wondering this too as I have a family member who is a nanny in a similar position to you. Not key workers and working from home. Is it "absolutely essential".. it's a hard one. In an ideal world I'd be telling her not to go but I'm not sure.

I am in the same situation OP. Both parents at home. One working from home and the other not working and able to look after the 2 children. If I choose not to go in then I won’t get paid but I don’t think they will willingly tell me not to come in

The thing is that some workers’ situation is quite unclear. In my case, I work in a private family’s house and they only go out to shop and for fresh air, plus I don’t mingle with people on the way to work as I don’t use public transport. I am not quite sure how other nannies in similar situations are going on about this. I don’t even know how long this lockdown is supposed to last. 3 weeks? Or just 2? I don’t remember BoJo mentioning this.

He said it would be reviewed in three weeks.

If I was the parents I'd be telling you to stay away, even if I did have to balance work and looking after my own children, it's pretty much what every other parent in the country is trying to do. Neither you no they can guarantee you won't be carrying the virus in. Far too many what ifs.