Childcare if you are in tier 3

[Livpool]

Does anyone have a clue what people are supposed to do?

DS is 5 and in school. I wfh and DH goes into the office. Our parents have been collecting my DS from school but unsure if they still can? My company will take a dim view of me leaving for 20 minutes at 10 to 3.

And some people gave it so much worse- what are people expected to do?

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Boris was asked about that and he said informal childcare can still stand. This is according to my mum who watched at 3:30. I didn't see it myself though.

the Guardian at 17:49 (www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/oct/12/uk-coronavirus-news-boris-johnson-local-covid-restrictions-three-tier) posted a chart which states childcare bubbles are allowed for under 14s (I cant find the chart though)

On another thread @nannynick posted this

"Looking at Tier 3, it has in the exemptions:
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1105/pdfs/uksi_20201105_en.pdf

"Exception 3: informal childcare
(4) Exception 3 is that the gathering is reasonably for the purposes of informal childcare provided by a member of a household to a member of their linked childcare household (see paragraph 8)."

Paragraph 8:
"Linked childcare household
8.—(1) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, a “linked childcare household” means a household that is linked with another household for the purposes of informal childcare in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) Where a household includes at least one child aged 13 or under (“the first household”), that household may link with one other household (“the second household”) for the purpose of the
second household providing informal childcare to the child aged 13 or under in the first household
if—
(a) neither the first household nor the second household are linked with any other household for that purpose in accordance with this paragraph or a provision of any other regulations made under Part 2A of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, and
(b) all the adult members of both households agree.
(3) The first household and the second household are “linked childcare households” in relation to each other.
(4) The first household and the second household cease to be linked childcare households when neither household includes a child aged 13 or under.
(5) Once the first household and the second household cease to be linked childcare households, neither household may be a linked childcare household with any other household. "

So to me it looks like there will be an exemption that can be used in most cases.
I do wonder though about the situation of having paid childcare come where that childcare provider is not a registered childcare provider."

Hope that helps @Livpool

Thanks @munchbunch12 and all - it was what I was hoping to be honest.

They can't expect people to work full time and still collect children from school