Nursery/Work/Covid

[Magicpaint]

I am a single parent with minimum income from universal credit and minimum income from Dd's father. I have managed to get a part time job so I can afford to pay the mortgage as my soon to be ex husband refuses to pay any of it.
But I am concerned that putting my DD into nursery that I am putting her at risk of catching covid. I don't have any family to look after her so no support bubble.
If I don't pay the mortgage the interest will just increase and increase. We go to court in afew months over finances but until then I have to hold the fort. Once court costs have been paid and the remaining mortgage there won't be much left, so I need a job anyway. But there have been cases of covid in the nursery and all the correct steps taken. I just feel incredibly guilty. But I have to do something....

How about a childminder instead, then they are exposed to much fewer children.

Agree with above, have a look for a child minder if possible - significantly less exposure (and often a tad cheaper)

If not, please don’t feel guilty. You can only do what you can do. I would say your daughter being at nursery poses more of a risk to you than it does to your daughter, as she is more likely to be a symptomatic and essentially carry it rather than suffer from it - but within the nursery there should be bubbles so her exposure is less than if there wasn’t.

I feel for you. Tricky one. When would she be starting?

She is starting again next week. Three days a week. I have a reduced payment plan set up with the mortgage company but the interest that increases everytime a full monthly mortgage payment isn't paid affects credit rating badly and you have to pay more. If he was paying half, something anything I would still have to go to work so my DD would still have to go. But I really hate( and I appreciate that so many parents are in the same boat) in deciding what is best.

I feel terribly guilty. If she got sick and she ended up in hospital I wouldn't forgive myself