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HELP!!!! HOW MUCH SHOULD I CHARGE?????

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CHERBEAR1 · 12/08/2008 20:13

HI, I LIVE IN THE MIDLANDS JSU ON THE OUT SKIRTS OF LEICESTER AND COVENTRY. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP A SMALL CHILDCARE BUSINESS, COMPROMISING OF NANNYING AND BABYSITTING. I NEED TO RESEARCH HOW MUCH PARENTS ARE WILLING TO PAY PER CHILD PER HOUR. CONSIDERING I WILL HAVE PUBLIC LIABILITY, CAR INSUANCE. ONE TO ONE SUPERVISION, TAKE TO PLAY GROUPS ECT.
APPRECIATE ANY RESPONSE.
THANX CHER

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botherednanny · 14/08/2008 15:58

maybe I'm being stupid but I really haven't the slightest clue what you are hoping to achieve??

imananny · 14/08/2008 15:54

so where would you be looking after these children?

their home or yours?

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CHERBEAR1 · 14/08/2008 15:31

"imananny" thanx for replying,

yes abit like a CM, i would like to earn more money the more children i have.

I have been thinking abit more through doing my research:
1 child: 7.50
2 children: 10.00
3 children: 12.50
4+ children 15:00

I would like to be like a nanny agency but without the annual fees and membership parents need to pay for.
its just abit stressful at the moment.
i hope i will do well, the mum who i work for at the moment tells people that she couldnt live without me. so thats nice to hear. i dont want to look to cheap though not to exspensive either.
in a few years i would like to develop the business further and have people work for me!

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imananny · 14/08/2008 09:22

cherbear you prob couldnt find our reply's as you keep posting on old posts so good to start your own - you can also then find it more easily

I have been told i could charge as much as:
child 1: 7.50
child 2: 12.00
child 3: 15.00

I am puzzled by your above comment - are you saying that the more children you have the more you earn - like a cm? or that if you pick a family that has 3 children that they pay you more than one family with one child?

prob me being thick,doing a lot of night work at mo,and brain is tired

regards to advertising - i have ads on netmums, gumtree and nj and get a lot of work, but i am in a different area to you

I charge £10 per hr - regardless of one child or - though one is nicer/easier

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CHERBEAR1 · 13/08/2008 21:14

thanx nannynick,
appreciate the help.
cher

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CHERBEAR1 · 13/08/2008 21:13

thanx flum,
really appreciate your help.
cher

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lindseyfox · 13/08/2008 19:02

i am nr j21 of m1.

i advertise on gumtree, nannyjob, netmums

cant really say if you would get a lot of work, mine tends to be word of mouth and through agencise.

think families like the peace of mind in knowing I am a qualified childrens nurse. I do alot of work with babies, I also travel upto an hr away but do charge families for travelling if over 15mins.

recently got paid £12 an hr for babysitting for 2 babies under 5mths and a 2yr old at a hotel plus £30 in travelling costs.

Think its about getting yourself known and getting a good reputation.

Maybe you need to do some work for lower rates than you expect to get yourself out there and some local references.

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CHERBEAR1 · 13/08/2008 18:42

hi lindseyfox,
thanx for your reply, i really appreciate it.
do you think i would get enough work, considering you said thier isnt much in your area??
i already work part-time as a nanny.
if you dont mind me asking where abouts in leicestershire are you from?
do you do much advertising?, if so where do you advertise.
cher x

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CHERBEAR1 · 13/08/2008 18:37

Hi, sorry if i didnt read your replies last time i could not find the message i had written, their are that many on here!!!

I am in the process of researching my local market at the moment, i have questionaires which am in the process of asking people.
i have rang some local agencies, childminders, and nurseries to see how much they charge.

I have been told i could charge as much as:
child 1: 7.50
child 2: 12.00
child 3: 15.00
now to me this is alot of money, though i am not quite sure. it would be great if i could charge this much!!!
(sorry i have lost the pound sign on computer, wish partner would stop messing around with it!!)

I have a Diploma in childcare and education L3, currently studing for a foundation degree, first Aid certificate, ofsted registered(in the process, public liability insurance, working with local council.

CHER
P.S hope this is up to standard!!!

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lindseyfox · 13/08/2008 15:23

hello i am a childrens nurse and night nanny/proxy parent in leicestershire. you are looking at £7-£10 an hr depending on your quals and experience.

I have 14yrs childcare exp inc babysitting and lots of baby experience so I charge £10 net an hr, admittley I am not inundated with work but have enough to keep me going just done a 6mth night nanny job and am still proxy parenting for them ad-hoc.

nbee84 · 13/08/2008 06:59

exactly - not excalty [devils face]

imananny · 13/08/2008 00:25

bugger - teach me to read my reply before i post - though my ads on the internet are perfect

  • there not their!!
imananny · 13/08/2008 00:23

she obv didnt read our replies last time athene - wonder what she is promising

when advertising ALWAYS spell check and proof read your ad - make you look unprofessional if their are mistakes in it

same reply as before cherbear

puzzled by your advert - the wording seeems a little strange - using the word considering as if you are doing something not of the norm for nannies [puzzled]

ALL nannies should have pl insurance,car insurance,obv we are one to one (or 2/3 if siblings) and our job is to take them to places ie M&T as well as playing and teaching them

people will pay what they can afford and what they think the nanny is worth - some jobs I have gone for have been advertised at £X and I have asked for more, and got it

what excalty are you looking for jobwise?

AtheneNoctua · 12/08/2008 22:32

comprising, not compromising

Flum · 12/08/2008 20:22

For sole care of one families children say £7-10 per hour.

For childminding type thing eg a few kids from different mums £3-5 per hour per kid.

nannynick · 12/08/2008 20:20

Opps, think you caps lock key got stuck

You need to research the local market. Very typically I would say that it would probably be in the £7-£11 per hour gross range.

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