I have Covid. Should I send my child to nursery?

[Wnikat]

Interested in what others would do. I am on day 7 of covid. My 3 year old is legally allowed to go to nursery under the new rules. She has had 2 negative PCR tests, the last one yesterday. Would you send her to nursery?
YABU: yes
YANBU: no

No

Forgot to add: I can work from home so either have to work the next three days or take statutory sick pay instead.

If fit would help you to do so - and you can do so without leaving the house yourself then yes. I would.

I know however others will disagree.

I would hope you’re not the one that would be taking your child to nursery.

Check the nursery rules. My son's nursery are not accepting children if family members have Covid despite the guidelines changing.
Why not give them a call? I'd be guided by them tbh.

No way!

Would you be leaving the house to send her to nursery?

For the sake of 3 days I wouldn't tbh.

No!

No I don’t have to leave the house to take her, my husband can. He’s vaccinated so doesn’t have to isolate either.

I wouldn't.

Private nursery here aren't taking children from households where someone has covid despite the guidelines change.

The school my youngest goes to is also encouraging people not to send children if there is covid in the house because being a specialist SEN school a they have a lot of very vulnerable pupils.

No way

Absolutely not, read the thread of a poster who's parents are both hospitalised right now, one in ICU. Kids can still spread it and vaccine immunity is waning. I'd call nursery to double check but she doesn't need to be in.

No I wouldn't. Just because the rules have changed does not mean that your morals or conscience should, and we just say screw everyone else's safety. . If I knew you personally I would judge you harshly for this I'm afraid. I know of more people who have covid now than throughout the whole thing, it is rife!

Definitely not

"be guided by them" bwahah they will obvs say keep kid at home as that's the less problematic route for them.

If you feel ill, OP, and would have to work, I would send her to save your own energy and say nothing. I'm done with killing myself working and doing childcare. The rules are as they are.

Yes i would send her in as usual. She has negative PCRs, which you didn't even need to get for her unless she had symptoms

I wouldn’t, regardless of what the government say. Not fair on others.

You can surely call in sick if you have covid?

The rules say you can but I would not.

I would also take 10 days off work if at all possible.

Please don’t.

I vote for Send her in unless she develops symptoms.

If you feel ill, OP, and would have to work, I would send her to save your own energy and say nothing. I'm done with killing myself working and doing childcare. The rules are as they are

Other people making this decision feels me with fear for those like myself who are clinically extremely vulnerable and who may be in close contact with your 3 year old. There is now no protection for those who are CEV except for depending on the honesty of others. "Saying nothing" could be so very dangerous.

If I were a parent of the same nursery, I'd ask that you don't.

Are you isolating from your DC? I think people with COVID are supposed to isolate away from household members as much as possible but obviously that's extremely difficult often if not impossible. If you are in contact with your DC, no don't send her in. You have no idea about who might be vulnerable that you'd pass it on to. Your inability to work is your own bad luck unfortunately.

I would be fucking livid if a parent did this at my nursery.

Why would you be livid? The rules have changed. We can't keep living in fear forever.