Disabled mum - newborn nanny fee idea

[merrygohound]

Hi!
I'm due a little boy soon, but due to my disability, it's not really suitable for me to be alone with a newborn.
My husband is at work 9am-5pm weekdays, so we'd be looking at finding childcare for five days a week, 9-5.
Does anyone know the rough costs of a nanny for those kinds of hours, compared with a mother's help, or nursery, or equivalent?
And nanny's work those kinds of hours generally?
We're in Cambridgeshire.
Is this even a practical idea, or should I look at some other option?
I doubt social services can offer any help as I'm not on benefits or anything, and we don't have family around here for support.
My other child is in nursery full-time, but that costs around £1800 per month, so hoping that a nanny/similar would be a little less?
Thanks!

Nannies around me in the south east earn approx £18 per hour.

Do you work? You'd be entitled to funded hours and tax free childcare when you go back for baby and now for eldest.

At least £15-16 per hour, possibly more, and many would expect to work longer hours than you're offering as they tend to start early and finish late to fit around parents working hours. A nanny tends to only be cost effective if you have 2 or more pre-schoolers so you'd probably need to take the older one out of nursery to make it cost effective. A mother's help might be more what you need though if you're intending to be the primary care giver but just need support. A nanny might actually be put off by you being there too and you'd need to be very clear around roles and responsibilities to avoid stepping on each other's toes.
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Thanks - sadly unable to work at the moment due to neurological issue - I hope to be able to at some point.
Does anyone know much about mother's help? Might that be more suitable? Thanks!

Thanks! What exactly would a mother's help do? Would they be able to take the baby out for walks/to the odd local baby group if required? Or look after them if I needed a nap? Or would it strictly be supervised by me at all times?

my understanding is that a nanny is there purely to provide childcare which would typically include cooking their meals and taking them to activities, providing activities and entertainment for them while the parents aren't there. A mother's help is more of an extra pair of hands so might do cooking, cleaning, laundry etc for the whole household as well as minding the children or taking them to activities. The job descriptions on here should give you an idea.
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Are there any local colleges who have childcare courses. They might be able to place a student with you. They certainly used to do that around here.

I think if it's 9-5 ( or even better if you can reduce those times a bit maybe job share) you could find someone suitable. Nursery staff, family support staff etc are paid a pittance. Their hours are 8-5 or 9-6 to make it sound worthwhile .

I'd put an ad somewhere local and see what you get. Newborns aren't that onerous either in terms of being entertained. It's all the other jobs in between being constantly on call.

Your best bet is to get a nanny for both children. If you currently pay £1800 for older child you can save majority of that by just sending them to a pre school mornings only.
Nannys are used to looking after 2 children. One would start at 8.30am and take baby with them to drop older child at pre school, then come back with you and baby. Then have baby and older child in the afternoons. They can either have alone or alongside you if your around

A full time nanny is about £3000 gross a month now

Is this a position that may require helping you or stepping in with medical help in an emergency? I'm thinking epilepsy or similar. I think this might require a specialist type of help.

Nannies are considerably more than a nursery, they provide 1:1 attention in the child's home.

www.motherslittlehelpers.co.uk/ are a very helpful company - might be able to offer advice if not help directly.

I think you’d be entitled to social care if your disability prevents you caring for your own child. Direct payments may be available.

Have you thought about a childminder? I used to take a baby in these circumstances paid by SS to get him out and socialise provide experiences etc

Have you discussed this with your mw? Do you have a sw? I knew of a case with a physically disabled mum who got childcare in their own home paid for. In their case the job was advertised via the nhs as helping the mum be a mum - mum was paralysed so couldn't pick the baby up for example.

You need a PA for you
Get your needs assessed by adult social care
https://enhancetheuk.org/how-having-a-pa-changed-my-experience-of-parenthood/

i’vd looked at some ads and it’s £15/gross per hour. Plus you’ll have employers NI on top of that. (You’ll also need to register as an employer).

could your husband put in a flexible working request, as at least you’ll have some else around if he can be at home a couple of days.

I would also second getting in touch with someone to see if you can get some help with costs.

No point paying for nursery and having help at home

So get a nanny /mothers help and they look after both children

Nannies do childcare and ideally if new one you want one that either bas maternity training or lots of baby exp

They generally won't clean house but will keep areas tidy and clean

What age is other child ?