How much would a nanny cost?

[roadtripper]

For two children in the south east? (Surrey). It will only be one day a week if that impacts in any way.

Many many thanks for any advice.

Nanny share or sole care? You may struggle for one day a week.

I live in N Londone where the going rate is £10 ph net (though contract states gross) and my 2 day a week nanny costs just under £1300 per month including tax and mileage for using her own car. but at one day a week you may legitimately be able to pay cash which would be a huge saving.

Thanks slow, is that for two kids?

It's for my own two children one day a week but obviously happy for them to work on the other days with another family.

How long is a day? A nanny could do 8-12 hours possibly more.

I would expect that it will be around 10 gross an hour, bit more if inside M25, bit less if you will consider someone without nannying experience.

You then need to add on the other costs you will have as employer, such as activities, travel, food/drink, employers NI, payroll admin.

What can you afford? It could be around 150 a day total cost.

A nanny charges per family, rather than per child. A nanny's rate will depend on her qualifications and experience, not the amount of children he/she looks after. Though if you had 4+ children, you may want to up the hourly rate to make it a more attractive job!

We're in Kent (within the M25). We pay 11.20 gross for a qualified and experienced nanny for 33 hours a week, spread over 3 days a week.

Other costs to having a nanny are employers NI, annnual fee to payroll company which is about 120 or so), cost of any activities, travel (per mile if they're using their own car during the working day, running costs for your car if they're using that), food and drink for the nanny during the working day (though our nanny eats her meals, which are breakfast and lunch, at home, so not v expensive) etc.

Are you considering nursery? If you are, for comparisin purposes, if your DC were at nursery, all of their food and drinks, nappies and activities would be included in the nursery fees. Also, you would not be heating your house whilst they are at nursery, so that is maybe something to bear in mind when doing a comparison.

Thanks all. The children are at nursery two days a week but on the third day I go into the office which makes it too long a day for anything other than a nanny to work. (My mother in law used to do it).

I've had a couple of bites on an ad I placed but wasn't sure what sort of wage per hour to offer. Was thinking £11 an hour?

Mine is £9 an hour net which is about £11 an hour gross.
However at one day a week she will have two or more employees and then the tax is crap and so you prob be faced with £13 an hour net instead.

They do exist (ours does three days for us and has done one day for other families in the past) and we are sussex.

That's two kids, 10-11 hour days.