Au pair salary London

[gemma0910]

Hi,
I’m totally new to this so apologies if I am repeating an already asked question.

We are currently looking for an aupair To stay with us in London and I wanted to make sure I am offering a fair salary,

We are asking for 22 hours per week over 4 days plus an evening babysitting a week for our 18 month old son. I was thinking £90 per week, does this sound fair?

Also should we pay for their travel/ language course? Etc etc? We are on a particularly tight budget but want to make it as enjoyable as we can afford for them.

Any thoughts would be so appreciated! :) thanks in advance.

I don't think £90 a week is enough for all those hours ? A baby sitter is £10 an hour in London

Also can an au pair look after a 18 months old ? I'm not sure it's legal

I'm pretty sure an au pair can't look after a child under 2

I think a nanny be better suited as you need nearly 22 hours plus an evening that's 27 hours a week ?

Found this with a quick google - an au pair isn't appropriate for your situation I'm afraid OP. I assume the info is still correct (it's from 2018) so apologies if not. Ring a couple of au pair agencies and ask surely?

www.aupairsbypebbles.com/ufaqs/can-an-au-pair-look-after-my-baby-or-under-2

Can an Au Pair look after my baby ?
No – an Au Pair is not qualifed or experienced enough to be given sole charge of babies or children under 2. We recommend a more professionnal childcare solution such as a nanny, a childminder or a nursery.
How can an Au Pair help look after my baby or toddler?
In certain cases, an Au Pair can take care of children under 2. If a baby/child is 6 months or older and the host family has trained the Au Pair and is confident that Au Pair is capable and can provide the care, then it is possible for the Au Pair to take care of the child for up to an hour in specific situations (see below).
This is also provided that the Au Pair is comfortable with providing care to this young age range. The host family should not ask the Au Pair to do any sole charge.
Situations where an Au Pair would be able to help:
One parent is working from home at all times and the Au Pair is babysitting in next room.
The Au Pair takes the baby/toddler to the childminder/nursery and brings them home.
Evening babysitting if the parents settle the baby before going out and are confident they’ll sleep through – parents should remain very local and able to return within 15 minutes.
Working alongside a qualified adult such as a nanny or a grandparent.

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.childcare.co.uk/amp/information/what-is-an-au-pair

I think £90 for 4 days / 25 hours inc babysitting a week sounds reasonable for an au pair.

An au pair is fine for an 18 month old as long as you are not using them for a nanny / nursery substitute. I've had au pairs since my son was 10 months and used them for wrap around care. He went to nursery 5 days per week and I needed someone to do the drop off and pick up.

I would go for an older au pair age 24+ who is more likely to have their head screwed on than a younger au pair.

I think £90 is too low for London. A lot of families pay between £110 and £120 per week, often with other benefits like gym membership, mobile phone etc.
Also agree with the previous poster that as wrap around an au pair for a toddler should be ok. Look for someone mature who has already had some childcare experience.

@roses2

You shouldn't offer advice that is against the law .

Just because others trust anyone with there child doesn't mean they should offer advice to people. I

@itcoldoutside - it's not against the law, it's just not advisable.

OP - what are you looking for the au pairs to do? If it's full sole care for the 22 hours, you need a nanny, if it's post/pre nursery you may find someone competent to do that, but they need to speak good enough English to call in an emergency for example. But, you'll need to increase the pocket money, you need to get them some kind of travel perk as well.