how much extra do you pay your nanny if she's looking after two children?

I wouldn't offer a raise. She will not be taking on more work she will be taking on different work. There will be less time for things like toddler cuisine alla Anabell Karmel. The 2 year old will not have one-to-one. The baby also will not have one-to-one. As an employer, you will have to appreciate that the standard of care to the 2 year old will have to give a bit to make room for the baby. The same would happen if you were the one looking after them and had no nanny.

And, incidentally, I would get a raise if I was asked to take on a second project at work. But, I would expect a raise if they asked me to do two full time projects which resulted in me doubling my hours.

So, your nannies work for an wage per hour, not per child. The only exception is a nannyshare where the nanny might expect a small increase to her hourly wage in return for having two sets of bosses/children.

No surprise really that an agency wants you to fork out more £££

agree a nanny is per family and not child but when you starts a job you know its for one/two children etc

if 3 mths/year etc down the line mb announces she is pregnant, then nice to offer a payrise

i have always had rises when a new baby comes into a job but i know not all employers feel the same as my have

I wouldn't pay any extra to be honest. Your DD will be at nursery some of the time, I'm assuming, fairly soon so she will then only have one at times. If you do I'd only make it up to £10/hour net

Agree that a raise is not compulsory but I think it's a bit of a piss take not to do it, if you can afford to, as it is more work & more responsibility. As for how much - just depends what you can afford I suppose, but I'd think £1 - £2 ph net.

From an agency point of view... when we place a nanny with a family their salary is not (usually) based on the number of children.

If children are going to school/nursery, in most circumstances the nanny's hours/salary would be reduced unless the family can afford to keep the nanny on full-time as a back-up (incase of illness etc).

However in my personal experience as a nanny, if a new baby is to come along there would be a rise in salary in line with the extra responsibilities. I have been given anything from a 0.50p to £2 per hour rise in the past.

In an office environment we would expect a rise if we were to take on additional work load and with this in mind, i would think that it would be a nice thing to do if you can afford it. But i would agree with nannynick and happyasiam - a rise is not compulsory.

I'm a mum and a nanny employer too. I think its accepted that a nanny works for a family regardless of the number of children. But if we were to ahve another and I go back to work, I'd like to think that we would give our nanny extra. It seems to me to be a nice thing to do in light of the extra responsibility if you can afford it. But its not compulsory.

Nothing. I've not got a rise when a new baby comes along.
Would you reduce the pay when oldest goes to pre-school or school?