Please help - how much should I expect to pay for....

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I am thinking of asking my neighbour, who is a nanny, to do two sessions a day with my children - first thing - 7.30am - 9am, and then after school - 3pm - 5.30pm. Three days a week. She would have to drop off dd & ds at school and nursery, and then pick them up from school/nursery and do tea or a snack until I came home from work.

I really do not have the first idea how much I should be paying, so any guide would be gratefully received

sounds like a cm to me
if she is a nanny and will come into your home to look after the children surly she would be saying how much she charged .
i would guess most nannys would charge you all day and do housework while the children are at school

I have arranged something similar with my former nanny who now has her own son, she will be doing the after school hours for us, we are paying her £8 an hour to look after 4yo twins

fwiw the rate was what I offered her and she was pleased, we are in NE so that may have a bearing on rate

Well she has worked as a nanny & a nursery nurse, so that's where her experience is, but we have never had the how much? conversation, because I've been a SAHM until now, when I am thinking of going back to work. TBH she may not even want to do it, but before I ask her, I wanted to gauge opinion on the sort of rate I should be paying her. She would be looking after the children in my home, not hers.

I have been paying our nanny £10 per hour in central London. But this is a net amount, also pay all her tax and NI. I think you would have to do this too - definitely if this will be her main source of income. Even if you agree a gross wage rather than net you would be responsible for deducting her tax and paying employers NI. Much better to agree a gross wage so that you know how much you will be paying out but the norm amongst nannies is to talk net.

£10 an hour is for 3yo and 1yo and I think pretty much top of the pay scale - if she's next door and yours are older I think you should definitely be able to pay less.

Thanks all. I feared it would be that much. I would much rather the children were able to come home and have tea there than have to go to an afterschool club (dd will only just be in reception when I go back to work) but on top of nursery fees, it makes it all very expensive...

Well she is setting up her own business making things, and her garden literally backs on to ours, so she couldn't be nearer. DD is 4 and DS will be 3, so I was sort of hoping that she might be reasonably flexible on Pay, as it would be an added extra as she started the business. Obviously I don't want to undervalue her (and TBH as she currently hears all that my children get up to she may decline )

A childminder would charge about £4-£5 an hour IME, but that's normally in their home, so I guess that would be the absolute least you'd need to pay, which narrows it down to somewhere between £4 and £10 an hour, depending on how she is classed.

I think the going rate for childminders in central london is around £4 per hour per child so around £8 but you wouldn't have to pay any tax on top of this. Maybe best place to start is to ask her how much she wants, you might be pleasanly surprised. Sounds like an ideal arrangement for both of you if you can agree on money.

Thanks. I really really hope it could work. So many hurdles to get over first. Going back to work is so complicated.

Ah yes, my rates were per child, and had overlooked that you have 2, so I guess a minimum of £8 per hour then.