Can any nannys help please

[sandiy]

Okay,I never thought I would be considering hiring a nanny but,I'm paying £12.00 an hour to my child minder I'm running around like a loon getting the children out the door in the mornings and then when I get home making their tea etc.Would a nanny be interested in working for me, I need an hour in morning school drop off about ten to then collect and watch them til I get home about half five.There are two pre schools locally with girls who might be interested as they could still work at pre school would it be cheeky to approach them.What does anyone think? I should add they are almost ten and almost nine I'm a lone parent with limited input from dad who lives away.

Possibly. What times would you need? Is about half five around then, just after, just before? It doesn't give much time to do dinner or organise any activities after school so you could say 6pm which gives you fifteen minutes to settle in if you arrive at half past five and her ten/fifteen minutes to hand over at the end of the day. Given their age it'll give her time to supervise homework and sit down and do a whole piece with one of them if needed too.

What times do you need in the morning?

You probably would be able to find somebody as people do do it, though making it worth their while is important. I do a before/after-school three days a week and was supposed to have a job to go to in the middle one or two of those days so it would have worked out well and you might find somebody else who has that.

Sounds like before and after school care. What about school holidays, all day then?

Would not interest me personally as I meed to earn more than you would be paying during term time. As you say, it may suit someone who had a job during term time but the hours would need to fit.

I expect a nanny will cost you a bit more than you are currently paying a childminder. Whilst you would offer the nanny a lower salary I would guess, such as £10 gross an hour (more if in large city perhaps) your additional costs on top the salary will mean it costs you over £12 per hour. Have you looked at what costs are likely? Consider things like transport, food/drink on duty, employers national insurance, running payroll, those sort of things.