No holidays clubs

[HettySunshine]

It's looking increasingly likely there won't be any holiday clubs this summer. I know this is the right decision. Lots of children from different schools and age groups mixing would obviously be a huge risk.

But what do we do? There's approximately 30 days to cover dh & I have about 16 days holiday left between us and we can't afford to be unpaid. 🤷🏻‍♀️

These things are not a privilege, they are a service people have used for years and are part and parcel of how people have arranged their lives around work and children for years.

Having a job is a privilege, are you saying the solution to losing a job, if there are no jobs available would be that people just have to take care of themselves? Or imagine if all of a sudden supermarkets just closed down, would you seamlessly be able to rearrange things so you could visit individual stores miles apart to get your provisions?

When something you rely on is taken away, of course it causes a problem.

I've been wondering how it will work without holiday clubs running as normal. A lot of people are starting be unfurloughed and a fair few places are prioritising annual leave for those that have worked all the way through. I've got 2 weeks off in the summer that I wouldn't usually take as I've been unable to take anything since March. Prior to that I hadn't had a week off since last year.

If all the leave is booked up and not available for parents then what is the plan?!

Women just can't win can they? If they dare to go to work while having kids "they don't look after thier onw kids".

Meanwhile, if they don't go to work they're living off a man and/or benefits.

I thought grandparents could look after keyworkers kids now? If they can look after key worker kids they can look after any kids. The virus doesn't know who's a key worker and who isn't.

Don't panic yet OP, there's still 6 weeks to go before the summer.

We just don't know when or in what form holiday clubs will be allowed to open yet.

If there aren't any holiday clubs in your area you still have the option of:
A childminder
A nanny
Using a local sixth former/student as a babysitter while you wfh

Hello - LA Early Years and Childcare Officer here who has been wrestling with the guidance for out of school and holiday clubs all week! Basically if an out of school club is on school premises then it can open to pupils attending that school and the school should endeavour to ensure children stay in their bubbles as much as possible after school. If an out of school club has been open throughout lockdown regardless of where it operates from it can continue to operate. No other out of school clubs should be opening at this stage. We have signalled to the DfE that this makes no sense as a pre-school operating from a community venue can open from 1st June but not an out of school club operating from the same venue. Holiday clubs do not yet have a date either by which they can open. Neither of these options support working parents, especially given that many will be unable to/reluctant to use grandparents for summer holiday care. We are expecting new guidance soon.

Thank you Brontegirl. That's really helpful. I'll wait for the next announcements.

@Davincitoad
Look after your own kids? These things are privilege not a right.

ODFOD