Can I use childcare for child who is self isolating?

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Hi our household use a grandparent as childcare usually when the toddler is not in nursery. Our childcare/support bubble

The toddler is currently having to self isolate due to someone in their bubble at nursery testing positive.

My question is can we still use the grandparent as childcare (she lives alone)???*

...or do I just need to stay home with them while the rest of our house goes to work/school?

There is no advise on this online that I can find if there is link me up! So confused.

No cant use child care

Yes, I believe you can have your childcare bubble still.

No you can't use childcare. Theoretically you're supposed to even be isolating within the house where possible with separate bathrooms etc (though of course that's not really likely with a toddler!).

Your parent could theoretically pick the others up outside and do the school run, perhaps, or have them at their own place - though if they are older or otherwise at higher risk, it's probably better that they stay away for a bit just in case she has caught it and spread it to a sibling.

Is the grandparent part of your household support bubble (as an adult who lives alone rather than a childcare bubble)?

If the former then your toddler can not leave the house but the grandparent can come to you.

no but my son is self-isolating at the moment and several parents are using grandparents for childcare at the moment as they have no other choice (parents are healthcare workers etc).

Obviously important that the GPs are aware of the risks.

Not technically but people do. My niece has to isolate now and my SIL can't take anymore time off, so her two different sets of grandparents are having to care for her on different days. In reality this is what many will have to do esoecially if isolations are repeated

No the child isn't supposed to leave your house, if your DM is part of your household/bubble due to being a single person rather than just for childcare then technically your DM could come to your house to mind your DD.
In reality many people will start to use extended family for an isolating child, its not sustainable to keep taking 2 weeks unpaid leave for regular isolations I would completely understand if people did this

Update - I haven’t used any family for childcare And have had to just work from home with the isolating child while everyone else goes to school/work.

Thanks anyway.

I feel like you probably can't because it would risk that person. But if you were totally stuck and that person was fine with the risk then you could.

And If you were called dominic or cummings then you DEFINITELY could.

You have to treat the child as though they have covid as they have been in close contact with someone who has it when they were infectious. So if you are willing to put a child who may have covid with a grandparent then go ahead