How can I find an affordable nanny in South East London

[tigeryuan]

could anyone tell me where can i find an affordabel nanny?
most of the site i looked at seem very expensive.
are there any live-in nanny for under £200 a week?

thats childminder pay look for a childminder because you cant afford a nany for that. sorry

thanks
son is in nursery now, pay around £900 monthly. just want to get some ideas how much an nanny will cost...

how could i afford to have another kid

nannyshare
wait till son has state funded childcare (age 3)

mud - do you know how much fund will i get from the state funded childcare ?

Not that much: a part time place. You'll almost certainly need other care. I continued to pay a childminder for a full time place when DD1 was three.

You should be able to cover five days a week of a good childminder for under £200. DD2 is £32 a day.

motherinferior - wow. very expensive for 2 kids!!

Yes. Childcare is expensive, and costs more in the UK than in most of the rest of Europe.

I paid £230 a week for two children, for four days a week, with a childminder in South East London till DD1 started school in September. However, I did get absolutely excellent childcare.

i live in south east london too !!
want to have another kid, so, doing my research now!!

I dont know of any nannies who would wortk live in for £200 nett a week a week!

In London you would be looking at more like £300 nett per week (which works out about £20.5k per year + your employers contributions)

wow very expensive!!
after paying £20.5k per year + employers contributions to the nanny...,she def. will earn more money than me, as at least she won't pay for accomdation & food!!!

thanks for info., don;t think i'll consider a live-in full time nanny now!!

Tigeryaun - once they are 3 a nursery place is subsidised, it works out at about £25 a week subsidy, I think, and if your employers agree, you can get part of your wages in nursery vouchers or a payment direct to the nursery from your employers for up to £217 a month, which is then free of tax and NI for you. Saves about £800 a year, I think. At my DS's nursery a place for a three year old is £33 per day before the subsidy.

yes, tigeryuan, nannies are expensive but maybe you could consider a nanny share?
£300 nett work out at about £450 gross ish i think, so if you provided the nannies board and lodgings, someone else may be willing to pay the extra £250?

May be worth thinking about!

Do you work fulltime? HOw old is your child?
I don't think many of can 'afford' another child, but somehow you do!

morning all,

i work full time, so, share nanny isn't possible!

my son is 21 month old now and he is in nursery!!
thinking to have another baby, just want to see how much it'll cost me in childcare!!

Blu - i'm with the nursery voucher at the moment.
Do you know when my son is 3yrs old, can I have both the nursery voucher and the govt. funded childcare ?

Also, if I'd 2 kids, will both kids get the nursery voucher?

Just becuase you work full time doesnt mean you cant nanny share.
you could find a family with 1 similar aged child and the nanny could care for both children together at the same time in the same house

Often nannies take turns with whose house they work in, or do 1 week in 1 house,nest in the other etc) but ultimately its agree between the families.
It basically means you need an extra cot (or travel cot) if both children sleep, and the child always has a 'freind' to socialise with as well

okay. i see what you mean now. thanks

yes, the place is subsidiesd once they are 3 and you can still use vouchers to pay the rest.

Where are you In SE London, Tigeryuan? I might know of a nanny with her own child who might be interested if your situation was compatible. And how old is your child?

(we paid our nanny about 25% / 30% less than the going rate because she brought her own child with her, so was nanny-sharing with herself).

I think Issymum's advice here is good. You can find a nanny for £200/week net but you will have tige a little on level of experience/qualifications.

You could perhaps find a nurery worker who would like to become a nanny? At £200/week after living expenses she would be better off than she is on her crap nursery pay. You have to tread carefully on this because most nurseries will fine you for pinching their employees. But it isn't unheard of.

tige= to give
sorry about the typo.

thanks sooooooo much for your valuable advise!
Blu - my son is 21 months old and we live in Forest Hill.

I'm not sure I'll change to the nanny now, as I'm still checking few things out!!! It'll be end of next yr or so!!!