Can I still look after my grandson

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My daughter is a key worker.

I look after my GS whilst she's in work. Does this mean I can't do this anymore ?

Or am I like a nursery or school that is able to take them. I know it may be a daft question. But I'm not sure what to do regarding this.

The letter I had from the school when it closed said grandparents should not be looking after children.

No one should be going from one household to another.

@slipslide

That’s assuming grandparents are old and in I’ll health.

You can either send one child to healthy grandparents x 2.

Or you can send one child to mix with a group of others, with adults who are the same age as the grandparents.

The irony of people being rude to OP when they themselves don't seem to understand the numbers involved in transmission when a GC comes into contact with one low risk household vs lots and lots of households, some of whom might have high risk family members - which is what happens when they go to school or nursery.

My mother is in her early 50s and is also a headteacher going to school every day looking after the children of key workers. It is absolutely bizarre that she can look after 600 unknown children but not mine. My husband is a key worker but luckily I'm on 3 months paid leave so we don't have this problem. Not all grandparents are old!

You only send the children to school when there is no other option.

Hence the non key worker is expected to care for the child at home.

If there is another option which is likely to be safe then I would take it.

Have you seen this? The note 2 right at the bottom of the page. This is the guidance published tonight. I think it indicates that there are circumstances under which children can be moved between households.

No. At this point age of GP is irrelevant. You can't visit another household.

The child going to school is the equivalent of visiting around 20 other households??
Why put them in that danger, if there is another safer option.

The fewer school looked after by schools, the healthier we can keep our key workers and their families.

Yesterday I cared for little children (not my regular 14 - 18 year olds). I have very limited skills for dealing with small ones and they didn’t know me from Adam.
At the same time we ‘strangers’ were trying to stop them playing too close to others. Wouldn’t help them blow noses etc. We made it as fun as it could be, but why would you put your child in this situation if there is a healthy, non vulnerable adult that they can stay with? It’s a last resort.