Difference in hourly rate if nanny has her own child?

[mandy214]

Just something I haven't come across before. Looking at sorting nanny, she is looking for what I would say is locally, the very top end of the going rate. But we've agreed that she can bring her toddler with her. Would this affect the hourly rate she should expect? Thanks for any advice.

If a nanny has a baby and returns to the same family her pay usually doesn't come into it.

If you're hiring a new nanny with child, pay is sometimes reduced up to 20%. Just remember that although she may have 2 children, your child's needs, groups, routine etc will always come first and dictate her child's. Therefore you cannot look at it as 50/50. Many people pay the same amount as it's nice for children to have company.

Its a new nanny (after school actually). She is wanting to bring a 3yr old boy (I have 3 school age children). Whilst its fine in practice to say the needs of my children will always come first, practically speaking, I'm not sure that will be the case with a 3 yr old??

Our nanny has brought her own child to work since she began working with us (2 years ago). Her son is 3, born within 2 weeks of mine.

Although the arrangement does bring some complications (having to have a double buggy, for example), I feel that my son has gained so much from having a friend to play with. She knows our area well, having nannied for another local family and both boys are taken to toddler groups, story time etc.

As for pay, we agreed to pay her the same as her last family but she had not had a pay rise for a couple of years. This means that, despite 20 years experience, she is now paid towards the lower end of the going rate for an experienced nanny, with the understanding that she brings her boy to work and has no childcare costs.

I am so pleased that we came across our nanny, and it's lovely having her little boy around as well. Provided both parties are clear with expectations from the outset (who provides the children's food etc) and the children get on well, it can be an excellent arrangement.

We used to have a nanny who bought her 2 year old. It was a bit of a nightmare actually as our kids were older and the 2 year d tantrummed quite a bit if made to do stuff he wasn't up for. The arrangement just did not work. We paid her £9ph instead of £10ph but it wasn't worth it.

Thank you for your replies. My children are 5 and 9 so a little older than hers and so there isn't anything to be gained by my children in having a 3yr old there. They would normally be reading, playing board games, doing homework (and watching TV!). I'm really in a quandary!

By the sounds of your situation, I think a slight reduction would be appropriate. I think 20% would be normal but I guess it depends what she's willing to accept and what you're willing to pay.

Do bear in mind though that you may struggle to find an after school only nanny, other than those with own children just looking for part time work.

Good luck either way :)

Thank you!