ABIU- re prospective au pairs requests?

[scrummummy]

Hi I am currently looking for an au pair. I am down to 2.
Lets call them A and B-
A: childcare experience but not been to the uk or been an au pair before, wants to learn english for her career not childcare or teaching. can start in 5 weeks
B: has been au pair in london before but left as there were too many hours 40-45(??) She is coming back to the uk in next week.

Now we ideally would like au pair to start in 2/3 weeks (I have been looking for a month or so)

Now B has asked if she will be getting a 1-4 monthly travel card. I stated in my as that I would provide a 3-4 travel card and a monthly bus card or once started a school and had student id a monthly 1-4 card. My thinking is a 1-4 card is over £150 a month but a student one is around £80.

B then said that she wants one from day 1 aibu to think this is a bit much on day 1? I replied that after 1 month we could talk about it.
So aibu or is she?

Thanks scrumummy, didn't understand re the Oyster card. I would go with the one who you liked and was interested in your dds (c?). I once had a v young nanny who meant well but it was her first job. Turned out she hated being alone with kids and she left us to join a nursery. If they are lonely and unhappy, it's not good. I would say it is worth being a little bit generous over the tube fares.

Sorry, obv do understand now, meant my comment was wrong in that case (smile)

I think you've solved this now but I wonder whether the 3-4 travel card plus a PAYG Oyster card with an agreed amount per week/month put on it would have worked.