Help with childcare for 5 year old not in school

[chelseaminx00]

I've had to make the unfortunate decision to remove my son from school, until I can get him into another school I'm a bit stuck for childcare,

I don't work, me and my son have ADHD and I also have bipolar, I need some respite at some point even just 2 hours to go to the gym/ go to appointments that I can't take my son to/uninterrupted study as I'm learning coding, a few days a week, I can't really afford childcare so sticky one

Would also benefit him to still have some social interaction with other children and adults, I do not receive DLA for him as of yet, my parents live far away so isn't an option

Any ideas? Thankyou

Re UC - they won't help if the OP is a solo parent but if someone is long term sick (on LWCRA) and with a partner who is working, they will pay childcare costs.

I don't think it applies here but just in case it helps someone else reading this.

What a ridiculous and uneducated comment.Removing a child from school to home educate is not a safeguarding issue.

It absolutely can be and is extremely problematic. Just look at the Sara Sharif case. The little girl was pulled out of the education system at which point the abuse she was facing from her oatents went under the radar as there were no longer professionals involved with the child/family. Sara went through months of abuse and was eventually killed. If she had been in education its unlikely to have happened. Read the case.

That’s doesn’t mean all children who are home ed are at risk and in the context of this thread is bloody ridiculous to say.

She was being abused while she was at school despite teachers reporting it and she was the exact opposite of under the radar - social services and the courts had been heavily involved with her family before she was even born.

I doubt very much that a student looking for a cash in hand babysitting job will come with a DBS 😂

It very much depends on the circumstances. As well you know.

Obviously. But you suggested a safeguarding referral would ‘already be going through’ which is utter nonsense. Removing a child to home ed with no other red flags is absolutely not cause for a bloody safeguarding referral.

You’ve just made that up in your own head. You’ve no idea why he can’t attend school.

Very true, I have no idea but generally in my experience infant school teachers are very nurturing. I guess none of us know without her telling us