Friends and family as childcare

[ningaj]

Have I missed something in the daily briefing? On BBC news headlines it keeps flashing up 'friends and family can provide childcare from July 4th'. But from what I heard they have said we still need to observe social distancing indoors

I.e if my parents were to look after my 6 and 3 year old they would need to remain socially distant from them.

This obviously won't work!!! Hoping there was something extra regarding childcare I missed!!!

In general out and about you need to maintain 1m apart from others but 2 households can meet up inside a house and even stay over night if needed without social distancing. You can mix your 2 house bubbles too, so 1 day your parents could come into the house, the next day your in laws come into the house, day after a friends family could come into your house.

@Uhoh2020 I thought they said we have to maintain social distancing from people not in your household, even when indoors. This is where I'm confused (doesn't take much!)

Uhoh2020 you still have to maintain social distancing, you can’t just mix freely. I’m confused about the childcare bit too!

@Uhoh2020 you have to maintain social distancing when 2 households mixing indoors x

Really? Well thinking about it do you often come within 1m of others in your house unless theres any intimate interaction? I wont be stopping my dc from hugging their grandparents but I'm sure I can refrain from being intimate with others outside my house for now

I'm really confused about this too, are they expecting my 1 year old to change her own nappy?

I think that's why they mentioned it's a change from legistlation to guidance, ideally they'd like no one to touch but they realise some people will want/need too.

"In general out and about you need to maintain 1m apart"
That is not what was announced. You are to try and stay 2 metres apart but, where you can't, this can be reduced to "1 metre + mitigation".

I note the BBC News 24 newsreaders are reporting this as 1 metre (just showing they can't bloody listen properly). The Prime Minister said 1 metre + mitigation in the form of masks, screens etc.

I thought I heard it as guidance, that it was best to distance if you could

Staff in schools and nursery’s etc are all looking after children with no social distancing and changing nappies / providing personal care. Am guessing this would be the same if you needed anyone to care for your child in your / their home.