I am a 55 your grandparent can i look after my grandchild during this period

hickman best to ask the government no one on here has a clue

Yes if you are single and in a family bubble with your grandchild and the childs parents.

BlueBelle .

more info needed Hickman36 at least two A4 sheets of your family history, current medical conditions, grandchild's family reasons for needing help.

And a CRB check.

And anA level at least in psychology and the art of U turns

Hickman36 - I would say you need to discuss with your gchilds parents and then make your own risk assessment. I assume they are returning to their jobs, making this child care necessary. How old is the child, do you live close by. Are you going to look after the child in your or their own home?

If you normally live by yourself, then you can be part of a bubble group with that child and parents - and then, of course, there is no problem.

I do think your own Risk Assessment is the most important. and, as with so many other areas of our life we do what needs to be done.

Probably not strictly speaking unless in a bubble.
However I think things have reached the stage where people are making their own judgment calls. It seems odd that on The one hand we need to get everyone back to work and the economy going but on the other hand grandparents can’t child mind to enable that !!

It depends where you live.

If you live in Wales and live more than 5 miles away then no.
If you live in England you could do a round trip of 500 miles in a bubble car it's ok.

You can tell I'm fed up.

Well said everyone, loved the bubble car bit. I would just do it and if caught just say you were using your initiative as a parent, as Cummings did, and I am sure it would be ok.

I've been providing childcare for my Grandaughter as normal thoughout the lockdown - her Mum is a keyworker (and a single parent). We live close by but not in the same household.

It was a judgement call, in our opinion our Grandaughter, who is asthmatic, is much safer with us than in a nursery.

The Govt has been changing its guidance by the minutes and applying their rules only when they suit, so I wouldn't worry about "being caught". Who is going to 'catch you' anyway?

If you live on your own you can create a bubble with your family but they cannot create a bubble with anyone else. YOu need to discuss this with your daughter/

Or you could take your grandchild on a protest/riot to demonstrate about a long dead man who may have had a less than perfect past life.

Judging by similar recent action in the news recently, that would be absolutely fine.

As for having the child with you at home, well you run the risk of neighbours disapproval, and your actions being complained about on here!

JenniferEccles

Neighbours disapproval

Oh shock horror, not neighbours disapproval !!
How would we cope

dontmind ?