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Is this enough spending money for our nanny?

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headfairy · 30/11/2012 12:13

She's worked with us for a while, and I've never really felt sure if I was giving her too much or not enough. I usually leave her a purse with £10 in (that's £10 per day she works - three days a week). DD doesn't do any special activities (classes or the like) on the days she's with the nanny, and two of the three days she's at nursery from 12-3. The nanny doesn't need to buy food with that as it's all provided, as is her petrol money (not much, she's only just passed her test so doesn't go far, just the 1 mile to school if the weather's terrible). It's really just if she wants to get the bus in to town to go to the park, or to take them to soft play (at the leisure centre a ten minute walk away, it's £5 for them to get in).

Have I got it right or not?

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FireOverBabylon · 30/11/2012 12:42

Headfairy if she's spending £10 without going out, I think you have your answer.

Ask her to keep receipts and record all expenditure as you want to know what your money is being spent on. I don't feel it's unreasonable to ask for the change from the £30 back at the end of her 3rd working day.

LadyHarrietdeSpook · 30/11/2012 12:39

£30 over three days? Every week?

It's too much if you can't identify any activities she's doing with the children which would cost that.

headfairy · 30/11/2012 12:20

Really? she does spend the lot, though I don't really ask for receipts which perhaps I should. Some days I doubt she spends it on the children. She had a nasty cold last week and asked if I minded if the children stayed at home and played all day so she didn't have to go out (it was chucking it down and I didn't mind if they had a quiet day) and she still managed to spend £10 without actually doing anything.

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LadyHarrietdeSpook · 30/11/2012 12:17

£30 sounds like a lot to me.

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