Screaming child visiting during lockdown...

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We have new next door neighbours and they have a balcony that overlooks the garden. Over the last couple of weeks, another couple with a small child visit their garden for 1-3 hours a day. Our neighbour sits on the balcony and chats to the visitors whilst they use the garden/paddling pool.

Their kid screams constantly. The parents chase the kid to make it scream, and do absolutely nothing to stop it screaming... they almost encourage it.

My two issues:

1. I assume this is against lockdown rules? But if they are coming from a flat and/or have no outside space, I do understand why they'd do this. Especially when the weather is nice.

However....

1. The screaming is driving me mad. I have a 7 month old DD and it's waking her up from naps and I can hear it inside with windows /doors closed... it's relentless and not limited to warm days, they come nearly every day. I don't Kline shouting/laughing etc.. all kids make noise, but the screaming constantly is horrendous!

I'm not confrontational and if I didn't have a child, I'd probably just turn they tv/radio up and ignore it. But lockdown is hard enough without an overtired baby!

AIBU to find this pretty unacceptable...? Tbh I'm such a wimp I'd probably never say anything, but need to vent!

There was a similar issue on the "Jeremy Vine" Radio 2 show a year or two ago. The screaming child was Autistic.
Jeremy Vine (and most of the people who communicated with him) were VERY VERY unsympathetic with the neighbours.

I'd put an anonymous note through their door saying I'm aware they're breaking lockdown, and if the screaming child continues disturbing your peace every day you'll call 101.

I hadn't considered the child being autistic or have any underlying conditions... I'm not really sure how to tell the difference between that and a screaming child being egged on by it's parents... but it's enough to make me worried about saying anything.
If i reported them anonymously they would know it's me due to the layout of the house, it's only our house that can see into their garden and vice versa.

I think I'll just have to put up with it and try to manage with my DD as best I can. Maybe she'll start getting used to it and be able to sleep through it soon (for my sanity I hope so!)