Part time nanny - advice needed

[bookwormbeagle]

My current part time job is looking like it could go tits up, which I'm gutted about as the hours are perfect for school run/family life etc. Currently work 9-2.30 Mon-Fri, youngest DD goes to CM 8.30-3.30, older DD goes to breakfast club before school and I do the school pick up at 3.13 (then get younger child from CM).

My DH works longer hours than me and is generally not around to do pick ups/drop offs. If I do need to change jobs, which is looking more and more likely, I will probably need to go back into a full time role due to lack of well paid PT positions.

Ideally I would like to keep DD2 at her CM's and am thinking about hiring an after school nanny to work 3-6/6.30pm Mon-Fri to do school pick ups, collect DD2 from CM, take DD1 to Rainbows etc, give dinner etc. We've never looked into having a nanny before so don't really know if those sort of hours would be feasible. Has anybody done this and any tips you could offer gratefully received.

Bump

Tricky to find as most people need to earn more than this, but these sorts of nannies do exist. Try childcare.co.uk. Will need a higher hourly rate than if you were offering full days.

What about school holidays? If you want her after school in term time, but full days school holidays then you can annualise the hours to give her a stable income all year round.

Lots to think about as it's all new for us. We currently use holiday play schemes for the majority of school holidays but I guess we could look at using the nanny instead.

I'll have a look on that website, thank you for the pointer.

You're unlikely to find a 'proper' nanny for those hours.

You could find a student/older person who wants to do that job though.

If you want a nanny you'd probably be best to put both children with the nanny, year round. There are very few adult professionals who can survive on 3 hours a day, term-time only....unless you're planning on paying £40 an hour?!

Point taken, don't think I'll be able to stretch quite that far!

I'll have a rethink about it all before I start applying for a new job.

Thank you both for your honest opinions as at the back of my mind I know I'm looking for the impossible.

Yes I'd agree, if you want it term time only that's probably a stretch. Why not make it holidays too and just send them to clubs/camp once or twice? I really like it that in the holidays mine can be in their pyjamas when I leave for work and can have just chill time at home rather than always being farmed out for activities.

I'll be sad to move dd2 from her cm as she's settled in really well, however I think the suggestion from a pp to hire a nanny ft is going to be the only way to make it work.

We've got a day covered by gp's so would be looking for 40 hrs per week, probably 8-6pm. I'm going to look on the childcare website later but does anybody have a ballpark idea of how much a nanny would be for those sort of hours. We're based in the midlands.

Tia

three that does sound nice, rather than the mad dash to do multiple drop offs each holiday time!

You could find a before and after school nanny plus school holidays, you will prob be looking at having a nanny with own child as they would then be able to spend the day doing things with their own child but could also help out if free if your elder one was off sick or had an inset day etc you would pr b be looking at about £10-£11 gross a hour, that is what I was on doing 3-7 four days plus all day the four days in the holidays.