Looking after school age children

[chocolate.chip]

Hi
I look after a child in year 1 currently at school 3 days a week but parents have asked if I could look after him on the days he's not at school. I'm a little confused whether that's allowed? Paceys website says we're now open to children of all ages but another paragraph says mixing settings is to be avoided.

[FussyElmo]

Yes as long as both settings agree

[Dragonfly]

Yes as both settings agree.our local school isn’t mixing.

[moggy]

You need to risk assess- it means your own little 'bubble' will be mixing via that school child with all the rest of that school 'bubble' - which could be up to 15 children. You need to weigh up whether all the precautions you are taking will balance that increased risk. And how do the other families feel about it? They say it is 'to be avoided' for a reason, but only you can make the decision based on the specifics of your family, setting an other mindees.

[SYLVIA]

I’m having one after school but the others go home before I pick up. I have time to clean round before collecting and she’s here on her own for a couple of hours. Summer holidays will be fun but at least it will then be one setting!

[ceb99]

I have a parent with one child at school a few days a week and a baby at home... they’re asking if I can have the baby while older child is at school, then both in the summer holidays.

With other families wanting school holiday care I was going to have a quarantine period before they came here but this request has thrown me a bit!

What are your thoughts on this? The school doesn’t want mixing of bubbles of their school aged children but how does this then work for younger siblings who are not at school...???