I am a cleaner and I have one client whose kids are ill quite few times a year, as many kids are! They are primary school age. She always texts me to let me know. I am due there in an hour and she has text me this morning to let me know that both kids are off school today with the same symptoms so she will be home with them both when I arrive. She said she was happy for me to come over if I am okay to.
The issue is, I don't particularly want to risk catching anything from either of them so I'd rather not go when they're ill. I get I'm cleaning but I will be touching all their stuff whilst I'm doing so. You could say 'wear gloves' but I'm not going to wear gloves when I'm tidying up their toys and folding the blankets on the sofa etc. I also work in a school and care for an elderly lady so I don't particularly want to catch anything myself to stop me working or pass anything onto her or my students. I also think that if the kids are unwell, they'd rather not have a cleaner bustling around and making noise for hours. I know I wouldn't if I was sick.
I have said this to her and cancelled the job and asked to rearrange to some time this weekend if they are better. Is this is reasonable? If your kids were ill and off school, would you expect your cleaner to still come?