Children's nurseries.

The nurseries and schools have very precise instructions from Public Health and from the Local Authorities. They have to follow them to the letter, it can't be one rule for one child and one for another, frustrating as it may seem. They are not making the rules up. It is difficult, but hopefully things will improve over the next few months.

I think all nurseries and most schools are doing this.

It is frustrating for parents, but surely it is better than risking the epidemic accelerating again?

I know we have been told that young children don't contract covid-19, but this may not apply to all strains of it. They certainly seem to be able to pass it on to adults, as many nursery school teachers have been infected while at work.

This, I think, is a global frustration, as COVID was. Here in the US it is the same. My oldest had a low grade fever and had to stay home for 3 days until I could get a negative test result even though I knew it was not COVID. More school missed this year.

I am thankful that both my teens can now get vaccinated with the Pfizer shot. They are both 1 shot down. I don't see this scenario letting up until younger kids are able to get the shot though.

I keep telling myself that we have to go through, not over or around. Doesn't mean that it doesn't stink.

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Forgot to mention, he has been tested for covid for when he had a runny nose and cough and it always came back negative so I no longer test him now as it is traumatic for him..he gets very upset. Must be allergies as I suffer the same and have to take a antihistamine daily.

That is very over the top. My son has been nursery many times with a bit of a runny nose and cough caused by post nasal drip and they've never sent him home. If he developed coronavirus symptoms then if course I'd keep him home but if they sent everyone home over a runny nose then they wouldn't have anybody there. Cannot avoid the unavoidable. It's a virus and it will spread, regardless of how much you protect yourself and others.

I think it would depend on the nursery- some using more common sense - some being more panicked.
My grandson had to self isolate for 10 days as one of his bubble staff tested positive.

Bopeep14,

Thanks for being there for your daughter and son in law, it is difficult times for everybody

How about concentrating on making memories? Make lemonade out of lemons?

Glad it’s not just me frustrated with this situation, COVID test came back negative as usual.

There is no one else as backup, my daughter used to help out but she is now working full time.

His mum and dad would probably lose there jobs if they took the amount of time off that he has been sent home.

Maybe we've just been lucky, I think our DGD has been sent home only on one occasion and that wasn't for a cough or cold. My DIL has to pick her up as they live close to the nursery, I'm in my home a few miles away caring for little DGS.

Yes DGS2 childminder is the same. They have precise instructions and there is zero tolerance for coughs, colds, runny noses etc.

It's very difficult, isn't it, but the nurseries have to be so careful.

My DGS6 started part-time nursery at Easter when he was 12 months old. Being born in lockdown he had had hardly any contact with other children and he couldn't believe there were suddenly so many in his world - he loved it. Unfortunately he's experiencing coughs, colds and chest infections for the first time as well and has had only four days there out of the twelve he should have had. I feel very sorry for all the young parents who are having to pay for the nursery as well as making alternative childcare arrangements, but there's noone to blame for the situation.

It is a miserable situation, for everybody involved.

However, I can understand the nursery's position.

You can always choose not to be the full time backup so you have time to plan the things you want to do.

Yes, same problem at granddaughter’s nursery, and the buck stops here.

Desperately frustrating, I know, but a nursery has to be so careful. If just one child with Covid passes it on to others, other parents call for the nursery staff to be hung, drawn and quartered and the nursery to be shut down.