After school childcare newby

[Iwonder08]

My child is due to start reception this year. We have a lady in mind who would pick up my child from school, bring them home and look after them for 2-3 hours.
I am completely unaware of the standard set up in this case, I would appreciate if someone can answer these basic questions:

1. is it normal to ask her to cook dinner for a child? If yes, do I provide enough for both of them to eat or do I just leave snacks for her?
2. is it acceptable to ask her to do homework with the child?
3. do I need to pay for her holiday? I understand it is a standard for a nanny, but is it the case for 2h/day after school care? I am trying to understand what is a standard expected set up
4. what happens during school holidays when we don't need her, do I pay for that too? Thank you

Depends what her job is. Babysitter? Nanny?

She isn't a childminder if she isn't caring for the kids in her own home.

Is she dbs checked? Ofsted registered? Does she have a valid first aid certificate?

She is not registered with ofsted. She is dbs checked. This is someone I personally know. She is more of a babysitter rather than a nanny in my view. At the moment she does a mixture of babysitting and cleaning jobs. I just want to be fair

Well in that case only you and her can come to a private arrangement. Asking others what the rules are when there are no rules isn't going to get you anywhere.

Ask her what her expectations are.

If you are using her same hours same days each week it's employed work

She prob won't earn enough to be taxed unless has another job

You can ask her to cook a meal and do homework

No need to feed her as few hours but a snack /help yourself is nice

Holidays yes paid as will be an employed job

How often are they doing it? If it is several times. week, every week during term time, then they are very likely your employee.

I do two days per week term time. I get paid holiday. I get pay split over a year but there is a portion of time during which I am not paid. When working I build up holiday entitlement which is taken during school holidays, some of school holiday is paid and some is unpaid. You would be paying them for 5.6 weeks of the school holidays.