Nannying whilist looking after my DD, should I get paid less?

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Im just starting to nanny for our next door neighbours little girl. And will be doing so with my DD. Am finding it hard to find out what a 'normal' rate of pay is in Oxford and then whether I should get less because I'll have DD with me too. Could really do with some solid advice asap please! Thanks loads x

This topic gets discussed from time to time on here. Not sure there has been a conclusion drawn - it's really down to the employer and the nanny concerned. Some parents would be expecting a 20, 25% reduction, some may not expect any reduction.
If you are happy with the salary offered and the parents are happy paying you that salary then there isn't any issue is there?
What prompted you to ask the question?

I'm prompted to ask the question because I have no clue what the average pay is to the work out what my pay should be! Any ideas what the scale is?
We're yet to agree my pay, hence asking the question. I want to make sure I'm paid enough!
Looking forward to hearing from you....

Are you experienced/qualified as a nanny or in childcare? Pay is generally around £7-£10 an hour gross depending on experience and qualifications, and you can expect a 20-25% cut for bringing your own child - so I'd guess somewhere between £6 and £8 an hour is probably to be expected.

I have a friend who is a nanny and she is paid 25% less because she has her 1yo DD with her (she nannies 2 girls). She decided that the hours, location and family were worth taking 25% less for, but she's not totally happy with the situation particularly as her boss is expecting her third child shortly (which my friend will also look after) and "she's not getting a 25% increase for the extra child."

Nannies don't expect pay rises for additional children though. They're paid per family, not per child.

as you are taking your old child to work with you, and not paying for any childcare and not giving 100% of your attention to your charges, this is why some parents will pay less

From the jobs advertised on nannyjob it looks like the normal rate of pay for Oxford is £8net per hour (for experienced, qualified nannies at least). When I employed a nanny with own child I paid 80% of the normal rate, this is because of a number of things - not least the extra wear and tear on the house, having to keep babygates etc when my kids were older than nanny's baby, limits to my children's activities (e.g. no swimming because pool won't allow 3 children to one adult, no classes that baby couldn't go along to), needing to provide extra highchair, double buggy, car that could fit 3 car seats in, let alone the fact that my children would have to share their care (i.e. would have to fend for themselves when nanny trying to get her baby to nap, or nanny would be baby-wrestling whilst trying to supervise craft activities). There were a lot of other things that happened as an indirect cause of us employing a nanny with her own child which increased the hassle-factor in our lives so I think that a decrease in salary is justified.

Of course you should get less for the reason Blondes mentioned. Some parents would expect more than a 25% pay cut. I would ask for 40%, but would probably settle for 30%.

But, obviously, you must be paid at least minimum wage.

Thanks everyone! That's all relly helpful. Particularly MoonUnitAlpha, EColi and pinner 35. Our Kids are fairly similar in age,7 months apart so that's helpful. Anyway, will take all your info into consideration...Thanks!