1 keyworker, im a sahm - should I send my child into school?

[Fieldsoftripe9]

Husband is keyworker. We are a low income family.

5 yo, 3 yo and 8 month old. I'm struggling massively with PPD and a very high needs baby who doesn't sleep in the day or at night and cries. A lot.

Struggled to homeschool and help facilitate Google teams meetings for 5 year old during isolation, in the end we logged in and logged out again.

We do not have a spare laptop/tablet and cannot afford to buy one and we do not have any quiet area of the apartment for our daughter to work, never mind with my help.

Our school is allowing children of 1 keyworker into school. I do not feel like I can support my 5 year olds learning at the moment. I'm lucky if we can all just survive the day with no other expectations.

Should I relay this info to the school and send my child in or should I just accept my daughter wont be able to do any learning at home other than playing with her toys and tell them so?

I would ask for a space. If they have to prioritise spaces or if there is a waiting list, they will tell you.

Not quite the same situation but my kids’ dad is a key worker so my eldest qualifies for a space, he is 5. I also work but from home, so technically I could keep him at home but I also have a 2 year old to juggle, am a single parent (we only recently separated) and my mental health is on the floor. He is going to school.

I know single parent key workers that can't get a place. A 5 year old doesn't need much teaching. I'd keep them at home.

Send them in.