Dropping child to nanny?

[Childcarehelp]

Hi, I’ve been dropping our pre-schooler to our nanny at home so she doesn’t need to travel to our house by bus. Under the new measures do you think I can keep doing this? She’s not going out and neither are we (apart from food shopping or to walk in the park in line with guidance). So effectively each of our family units is isolated apart from my one DC going there. No older or vulnerable people around either family and, as I said, we’re not interacting with anyone else.

Are you key workers? Why do you need childcare? How far away is she? Could Nanny come to live with you?
Whilst I admire your thoughtfulness in taking DC to her, it's a bit of a stretch to say it classes as essential travel.

Not a key worker. DH and I both work full-time. Nanny is part-time and we are managing without her on the days she would normally be (only just). She’s only 15 mins drive away. I don’t think she’d want to leave her home to come and live with us, I don’t feel it’s something I can even ask her about.

Are you not able to work from home?

If you're not key workers then you shouldn't be taking your child to any kind of childcare. Why is this even a question?

The man literally just said to keep within your households.

I imagine like the rest of us you’re going to have to cope. I’m not sure how but I don’t think we have an option..

Two ft jobs. Three kids. We’ve now told the nappy not to come tomorrow.

This will have to become the new normal for us all

The nanny not nappy!

Our nanny has moved in...

You keep your children at home and YOU watch them. Is this a joke thread?

Stay at home with your children and take it in turns to work. Jesus

Assuming you are in the UK, if your nanny has your child at their home for more than 2 hours in any day then they are in breach of childcare regulations, plus breach their insurance. So it should not have been happening... and certainly not now following the PM's announcement.

We’ve just told our Nanny not to come tomorrow. Im a key worker. We can survive without her in the same way that others are surviving without nursery. Also chose not to send our eldest to school.

Everyone’s got to do their bit to help.

We tried taking it in turns to work but she won't leave me alone to spend time with DH unless she spends the whole time watching tv. I don't think it's unreasonable to explore whether we are allowed under the new rules to our current arrangement. That's all I'm doing.

*to continue our current arrangement

No you won't be able to do this. You'll have to both take shifts at home.
Your work should be understanding, these are unprecedented times!

No, your DC might transfer it between your and your nanny's households. You have to cut off each individual household as completely as possible to stop the spread, like a firebreak that stops a forest fire. Our au pair has gone home and DH and I are both working full time from home in shifts, it sucks but it's what has to be done.

It is unreasonable. Look after your own child.
You’re not supposed to spend time with anyone other than those you live with.

The government are trying to stop the spread between households and you're happy potentially infect others because your kid won't give you time with your husband??

Jesus. How incredibly self involved.

Joris you misunderstood. My DC won’t leave me alone so she (not me) can spend time with her father while I work.

Christ. No, no childcare either in your home or hers.

Unfortunately you're just going to have to suck it up and find a system that works.

If you're not key workers then you shouldn't be taking your child to any kind of childcare. Why is this even a question?

THIS! Don’t be a moron all your life OP!! You’re risking lives here! The guidelines are CRYSTAL CLEAR! Take care of your damn kid yourself!!

If you are not key workers, I think you just have to manage. Your dh is going to have to step up and entertain your child while it is your turn to work. If all he can get her to do is watch tv, that will have to do, maybe he could also work while she does that and then do more of the household stuff so you get more time to work.

How big is your house? I used to be a nanny, where the mum sometimes worked from home (which was a smallish sized 4 bed). We used to stage her exiting the house, I’d go to another part of the house with the dc and she would sneak back in and shut herself in her office. The dc never knew she was in the house (the dc would have been 3/4 years old). Can you not do something like that to give yourself a couple of hours a Day?
Boris is trying to cut down on households mixing. By taking your dc to the childcare, the households are mixing, that’s the problem.

FFS. If DH is watching your child then he stops her interrupting your work.

Shiva on a segway. This is why we have to go into lockdown, because people cant comprehend simple fucking instructions.

DO NOT LEAVE YOUR HOUSE.