Hello JessGiraffe69, 

Looking at the government's national lockdown guidelines which you can find here, it mentions that there are still circumstances in which you are allowed to meet others from outside your household, childcare or support bubble in larger groups, but this should not be for socialising and only for permitted purposes. One of the exceptions is indeed "arrangements where children do not live in the same household as both their parents or guardians" so it sounds like you would still be able to keep current childcare arrangements in place as the children's parents are separated. I would double check though just to be sure what the exact rules are on this but it sounds like the guidelines have remained the same to allow children to see both parents. 

I hope this helps. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator