Staying with family for childcare in tier 3

[BigMomma164]

Are overnight stays allowed for childcare?
I'm due to start working from home. I can't look after my baby while working and I don't have support locally or the money to hire a nanny.
Would I be allowed to move in with family over 100miles so they can look after baby while I work from their home?
We would both be in tier 3 areas.
WIBU for me to go? I can't see any other option

If it’s a permanent move then it’s fine.

Likely until restrictions relaxed

What would you be doing if it weren’t for Covid?

You can form a childcare bubble but not socialise with the adults, so don’t think you can have an overnight stay for it.

It's because there are some important upcoming work deadlines that will require more work than usual so I need support.
Pre covid I would have gone and stayed with family or had someone stay with me.
The guidelines appear to exempt overnight stays for work purposes but I still feel uneasy

I would if you're not going back and forth, you're moving in and therefore becoming part of their household for a reasonable amount of time? (At the end of the day, no one is going to come and arrest you and force you to return - just do it if you have no other sensible alternatives).

@KatieKat88
Thanks. I just don't like the feeling that I MIGHT be doing something wrong, even though it appears to be in line with guidance. It's all just too vague!

If you're moving in for a few months then I'm sure it's within the rules - you're becoming part of that household.

No idea about now but in lockdown 1 my DSis moved in with us. It wasn't permanent as she's gone home now but moved in for 3 months or so. She lived alone and was furloughed so she came and moved into our house so she wasn't alone.