Helping daughter with her children

I would do what I needed to do. Childminder next door has parents for a chat and cuppa and yesterday her home hairdresser was in more more than two hours. No family member and blow drying hair (which once hairdressers open won't be allowed to do).And that is someone caring for key workers children , should know better, so would definitely step up and help family with childminding. It isn't right but folk are just doing their own thing now.

@Nannapat
Our granddaughter's school hours of 9am to 12.20pm would fit with no one's work hours except the school staff!

Has it occurred to you that teachers are parents too?Do you really believe that those are the only hours teachers work?
My HT son and Deputy HT Dil have been working for weeks in their respective schools while juggling child care. They are key workers and deserve our respect, especially as the goalposts change all the time. We are like all the other grandparents on here, giving as much help as we can while trying to make sense of the contact rules.

I’ve been looking after my granddaughter, 22 months for the last 3 weeks for one day a week. Other, older grandparents, also local, have her one dat a week too and they are the same as us. Neither family have left their houses other than for exercise since 2nd week of March. My daughter is in her first job since her masters, working 3 days a week. She was very worried as she was still in her probationary period when lockdown began but she is very busy now. However, she is going back to nursery one day a week next week so we will give it a couple of weeks before we have her again. She badly needs to socialise with other children as she has started running after other toddlers in parks so gp’s are very sad but agree it’s in her best interests. However, daughter will then have 2 days again trying to work with toddler vying for her attention.

This was our dilemma at the start of lockdown. My daughter and grandson live with us. She is frontline nhs, and had to go to work, but her nursery just closed down totally. Now this nursery was set up originally for key workers who worked long shifts. They open from 6 till 9. My daughters works 12 hour shifts, so this was perfect for her. So we were gobsmacked that they were so quick to close down.
I’ve been shielding from my job , so I’ve been having to look after him. But it’s been so hard, he’s 20 months old and really hard work. My daughter has now found a childminder to have him, as I’ll be going back to work soon. Needless to say he won’t be going back to the nursery. I bet she’s not the only one to make other arrangements. So in effect the nursery has shot themselves in the foot.
It’s all very well people not wanting to send their children back to school, but some people have no choice, as their jobs are vital. So they need schools and nurseries open.

Yes older one at school , but I can’t collect her after school some days like I do , and the 2 young ones in nursery some days but Fridays we have them

Grandparents have been very patient and most of them doing what was advised. But now when the parents are being called back to work it is us that need to know its ok to look after our grandchildren. Our houses are clean and the children will go home after every day, so where is the problem? Yes, its different for those with health issues they have to stay away from the others. If holiday homes, hotels are opening where people stay overnight in strangers houses then why this issue with childminding?

Well GParents aren’t of value to the economy are they? If we were making money at it it would be allowed no doubt. Yes we are doing “essential childcare support” two days a week until nursery resumes as it is impossible to wfh and look after an 18 month old. We took our lead from Dominic Cummings.

Good for you vegan, I have also had to do things using the Cummings law.