Childminders and swine flu - whats the "rules"

[NickyPickyLicky]

I couldn't believe MIL (CM) still wanted us to come over when DD1 had swine flu. She had 3 under 5s and some after school. We phoned to say we weren't coming and she just said to come anyway, swine flu and all. Surly she is then putting those children at unneccessary risks? I know SF can't really be avoided but to purposly allow your mindess to come into contact with it? We obviously didn't go - DD was too poorly to go anywhere anyway.

My guess, is that she wanted her mindees to catch it so she got paid time off

you think this of your cm and you still send your lo there?

I believe (although rules seem to change so often I could be wrong) that if you have sf in your setting (ie you or a member of your family living in the setting) then you have to close for 7 days or until the symptoms have all gone. My dd had it last week and I had to close for a week and didn't get paid, which was hard but I would not have wanted any of the mindees I care for to get it.

I would class it as negligence to purposefully bring sf into a cm setting.

i think ops mil is am cm (but ops daughter is not minded by her)

i think ops mil is am cm (but ops daughter is not minded by her)

I have SF and I'm a cm, I'm closed for 7 days.

SillyMillysMummy - Thanks for that. No I don't send my DD there at all. She is my MIL and I can't change that. She doesn't even have my DD alone even though she is their Nan. But thanks, very helpful reply.

So does this mean if a mindee has SF, we have to exclude for 7 days?

diet - yes, sadly. Unfortunately WE were the ones to have SF starting with the children and then us so it's been 2 weeks of closure. Starting again on Monday

NickyPickyLicky sorry misread