Those of you who use grandparents as childcare in the holidays etc

[gingajewel]

No negativity please, I am just after opinions! My mom is a teacher and always has my children during the holidays, for one reason or another this is looking increasingly unlikely and I was just wondering what other people are planning to do. I am going to see if we can split holidays and me and oh have two weeks each but this leaves me with two weeks without childcare. Do you use holiday clubs (if they are open?)Or parental leave?
I don’t want an argument just genuinely after opinions, this has been my childcare arrangement for nine years so am just uncertain that’s all.

Whatkatydid - that's exactly what we are debating to do - move in with them for a few weeks before lockdown eases properly. We haven't left the house for 2 months other than 2 late night trips to a shop when no one else was in there. Had deliveries. Husband will be back to work in a few weeks and then we really couldn't see them for a long time. Someone told me you can actually join households as long as the time is measured in days, not hours. Not sure how true that is though.

whatkatydid it’s because paying a nanny or cleaner helps them earn money, so there is a benefit to offset the increased risk of virus transmission.

You seeing grandparents doesn’t help anyone get paid so there is no offsetting benefit.

I don’t necessarily agree with this approach btw but I bet that’s why the difference in rules exists

I dont work now as disabled.
However when I did (as a single parent). I always took 2 weeks equivalent over the 6 week's, so odd days here and there then the rest of the time either a holiday club or in later years a childminder. It was better for my children to go part time over 6 weeks to holiday club rather than 4 full weeks. It was alway an enormous bill (3 dc) but worth every penny.

Re the link on the previous page

Am I missing something here

How can Grandparents look after Grandchildren when they will have to break the rules by being in another household. Either looking after them in the parents house or at the Grandparents house.

Where are grandparents supposed to look after their grandchildren? I could understand it if it was an hour or 2 in the park or even a garden, but you can't stay outside all day