Isolating and childcare bubble

[Ineedaholiday1]

My child has been sent home from school to isolate as a child in their class has tested positive. Me and my partner both work full time can we still use our childcare bubble still or not? There doesn't seem to be any info about it anywhere

I very much doubt it as your child is supposed to stay at home away from others

Just to add we have both managed to arrange some time off from work to be at home but we are struggling to cover a day or two and neither of our works can be flexible on this day

I thought this was the case but obviously odd as we can still go to work and other siblings can still attend school. It's a minefield all this guidance

It's not a minefield. It's been remarkable consistent.

The person who is required to isolate has to stay home. The rest of the family need to isolate from them as far as can be managed. Those not in isolation can still go about their ordinary life (but common sense means that you need to be utterly vigilant about social distancing, especially round people who are vulnerable)

If symptoms appear, then the whole household (bubbles count as household) has to isolate pending PCR test. And isolate for the full 10 days from onset of symptoms if test is positive

I think it is allowed but I personally would be weary as you're putting the other person at risk. Your employers will have to let you have the time off as it's out of your control

Personally I would try and cover the first 7-8 days between you, then risk the childcare bubble after that. If you gotta work you gotta work. I would do the best you can to isolate your child, but not tie yourself up in knots or put yourself into financial hardship, particularly on days 9-10 of the isolation.

You probably shouldn’t but many families I know did it when a child was self isolating because they had no choice.

You probably shouldn’t but many families I know did it when a child was self isolating because they had no choice
Rather than spend £37 billion on Dildo Harding, it would have been better to pay employers and / or employees in the OP scenario.

Also, many families had this several times purely because schools were left without any preventative measures.

@StarCat2020
I don't disagree, but the parents who went to work were keyworkers (teachers, nurses) who were more worried about the impact of them not going to work than (not) being paid.

@Frazzled2207
I hadn't thought of that.

Pretty hard choice for people to have to potentially put a family member (CC bubble) at risk in order to go to work.