Paediatric Nanny with own child

[Tallulaxx]

Would you really only pay me £5ph because I'm bringing my own child? I mean really a paediatric nurse with lots of experience? Are you having a laugh feel abit insulted. I'm in London btw and was not expecting the full amount and happy to take a pay cut but £5 really?

Every situation is different, but a nanny bringing their own child will result in some inconvenience/extra cost/reduced workload etc. A reduction is only fair, but this should be around 10-25%. A nwoc is different to a nanny share and a 50% reduction is excessive.

Nannying with a 10-25% discount in wage is still preferable to childminding though, imo anyway.

Sorry, can't see you old your youngest is?

I guess the problem is that the people who would like and value a nanny with a high level of medical training would not want one who brings their own child, because they have very young/sick/children and would want complete 1:1 focus on their child.

Our 1st nanny had amazing medical training, and it was a huge positive for us as we had premmie twins, but we wouldn't have employed her with her own child and two newborns to look after for obvious reasons.

The only exception I can think of would be a family with children with allergies, epilepsy or similar - where there could be a sudden urgent need for medical attention but basically the job would be a typical nanny day 90% of the time.

I think you probably need to advertise yourself and your specific skills, rather than responding to ads for general nannies.

It's interesting to hear views on NWOC and whether it's fair/desirable job, I think it's exceptionally unfair, can't get my head around it really, definitely not a route I would take when I have my own children.

I suppose for me, being a CM with my own child, I would feel less in someone else's way, or I was begrudgingly allowed to look after my own children, it feels like there is less of a price.

Interesting!

AMI88 I have a nanny who brings her own child with her, a daughter who is 9 months older than mine. She is a wonderful nanny but if we ever have to employ someone else we would choose someone without her own to bring with her. It's a hassle having to factor her kid into everything eg. Play groups my little one has to go to the older kid session because she can't take hers to the one appropriate for mine. The issue of having to subsidise the cost of including her kid in classes because I want mine to go.
The wear and tear on the house, it is annoying when your own kid breaks something, goes into cupboards etc but even more grating when it is someone else's kid doing the damage. Lots of pluses and minuses but there are some examples. I pay 15% less, next time would choose the more expensive option and certainly if we had more children.

Tallulax - I haven't read all the thread since yesterday, but it is bloody ridiculous to offer you £5 per hour...

I suppose they have the right to offer, and you have the right to accept or decline, but it's ridiculous and you have every right to dismiss it - own child or not.

I also think if you are a nanny with experience, plus you have a valuable skill like nursing or teaching, then that adds to your desirability - I would pay a premium for that if I had two other-wise equal candidates.

Good luck with your search x

www.gumtree.com/p/jobs/v3633-up-to-3718000-daily-special-needs-nanny-london-sw12/1067579971

You should go for nanny job for children with additional needs.

for a nanny job

When we were interviewing nannies, we were looking to pay those with no experience about £8.50 - £9.00 p/h and would have expected to reduce that for a NWOC. Yes, your nursing skills would be helpful if my child had an accident but, for most days, it probably wouldn't be relevant. Instead, you would have had no experience of working within a family unit, no knowledge of the local area, groups, good rainy day options etc and, depending on the age of your child, no experience of children the age of my DC and therefore juggling nursery duties when the children are no longer napping, doing the school/pre-school run or dealing with the behaviour that can come with different ages and is normal but can be challenging.

We would have absolutely leapt at the chance to employ someone with medical training when our dd came home from nicu and since then as well. She is now relatively medically stable but has seizures so anyone caring for her has to be well trained.

I can see benefits to you having a child too in as much as my dd learns so much developmentally from peers ans being around other children. Downsides are the risk of illness spreading around medically fragile children or you being less able to deal 1-2-1 with an emergency.

Could you pay for your child to be at a CM but then do specialist (better paid) childcare for others? There are many families who struggle to find childcare for their children with additional needs. Are you still registered as a nurse?

I too am an x paed nurse who is now a nanny. It shows that OP has worked with children, is interested in children and understands children. In previous jobs the parents said they chose me over other candidates because of my nursing experience.(I have no formal nannying qualification but have never been unable to get a job in over 30+ years) I have used the nursing experience on more than one occasion and have recognized a serious illness that the parents were unaware of because of my nursing background. Don't go for this job OP.... there will be other parents who will appreciate your paed training and actually feel better because their DCs are in your care. And yes £5 is ridiculous and they are trying it on.