Childcare bubble

[HeyDouglas]

I've had a look at the rules and it doesn't say what work you need to be doing while your child is being looked after by your bubble

I am a SAHM - can my mum come and look after my son while I do my chores for half an hour?

If not, can you tell me why?

Forget the health risk, am looking at the rules online

If you want to follow the rules then you can only do this if your mum is a single adult or you are a single adult or your child is under one.

If you want to break the rules then risk assess - is your household all working from home, do you see anyone else? does your mum?

Look at the childcare bubble rules.

Grandparents can come to your house and look after your child if you work.

What work does it ACTUALLY say (childcare bubble - not SUPPORT BUBBLE) you should be doing?

Are we now saying SAHM isn't work ?

Well it means paid work surely?

If you want to break the rules and have your mum come round for a bit while you do chores, just own it. Don't try and twist the rules to pretend it's allowed. 🤷‍♀️

In not about to twist any rules

It doesn't say paid work.

It means paid work I think.

SAHM isn't work (I was one for 4 years) it's a life choice, not a job.

Love the 'chores aren't work'

The wording on childcare bubbles on the gov website no longer specifies they are just to allow parents to work, just that they shouldn't be used for adults or more general household mixing.

'I think' won't stand up in court.

Obviously it’s paid employment, nobody is stupid enough to think otherwise.

@caffeinebuzz

The wording on childcare bubbles on the gov website no longer specifies they are just to allow parents to work, just that they shouldn't be used for adults or more general household mixing.

Thank you.

You are being ridiculous. Childcare bubbles exist to allow people to do paid work. Pretty sure you can do what every other parent does to get household chores done and just manage?

You don't use paid childcare so you can get chores done though do you? Everyone has chores to do, you do them around your children.

It means essential work.

So if you are a key worker needing childcare then grandparents can provide.

Childcare for doing housework isnt covered.
Childcare for non essential work isnt covered.

I'm a single working parent and I manage to do household chores with no childcare.

Paid work is implied.

If you want to see your mum in your house then just own it and say that rather than pretend you need childcare so you can push the hoover around.

I don’t actually think it is only for paid work, what if you need it for attending medical appointments etc? I’m pretty sure it’s just stated as childcare, no specific reasons are given.

We use it when we work, but the kids have been with their grandparents longer than my working hours so I can get stuff done after I’ve finished.

Disclaimer - now my youngest is at nursery we’re no longer using it as we feel like the risk is too high.

Guidance here. It doesn't mention work at all from what I can see:

www.gov.uk/guidance/making-a-childcare-bubble-with-another-household

@MyDcAreMarvel

Obviously it’s paid employment, nobody is stupid enough to think otherwise.

This. Why ask a ridiculous question when you know you are just trying to bend the rules then be a dick to posters who disagree with you?

It's clearly paid employment, or urgent medical appointments. Not just whilst you do the housework ffs 🤦🏻‍♀️

What’s even more hilarious is that you’re a SAHM and still think you need childcare to get your chores done. Pretty sure there are plenty of parents at the moment working FT and homeschooling with zero childcare who are still managing to run the hoover round and clean the bathroom.

I am a student attending 3 days of lessons a week. It's not paid. So am I not allowed a childcare bubble. My course is for a key worker role and when on placement I can use a key worker place in school. But what about the rest of the time?

It doesn’t mention work at all and as usual curtain twitching MNers are telling you what they’d like the rules to be not what they are.

My read is that you can use childcare for whatever reason you need to, if that’s to do chores or go to the supermarket by yourself then so be it.

Crikey. I've seen it all now. Ask yourself is it essential your mum leaves the house? Because essentially that's all you need to know.