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How much do you pay for your London live-out nanny?

38 replies

mellow2 · 23/04/2009 08:52

I'm starting a new job next week and I'm looking for a nanny for my dd who's 3. We're based in West London.

It'll be a 5-day a week sole charge position. Would it make any difference to the rate if dd goes to pre school 3 mornings a week as nanny would have free time for 3 mornings?

Any advice and info gratefully received.

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orangina · 23/04/2009 11:37

But you will be on maternity leave. And therefore have nothing else to do. I hope you are also going to organise 34753847563 years worth of associated photos into photo albums (chronologically of course)?

I actually thought I would last time round.....

(deluded emoticon)

mellow2 · 23/04/2009 11:45

Thanks orangina for the info.

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orangina · 23/04/2009 11:48

(Sorry mellow2 for the hi-jack.... )

mellow2 · 23/04/2009 11:54

That's ok.

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VictorVictoria · 23/04/2009 11:55

v(yes v sorry mellow let me know if you have any more questions on w london live out nannies I am an expert))

That's lucky as I havent stuck a photo in since 1998............(that'll be 4 years before I even MET DH)

Blondeshavemorefun · 23/04/2009 12:10

agree with the others that if you need nanny to be on call then you need to pay her

some nannies do nursery duties, others dont (my mb doesnt want me to do any - tho i have done childrens washing in other jobs but i dont iron)

i am more than happy to go and pick up dry cleaning, post a parcel, get shopping etc when children are at school, but it is also nice to have a morning free and go to the gym (obv with phone with you incase of emergancy)

mellow2 · 23/04/2009 18:52

VV - thanks.

If anyone would like to apply for the jo, further details are available here

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mellow2 · 23/04/2009 18:55

VV and Athene - does your nanny drive your car or use her own? What do most people do?

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callaird · 23/04/2009 19:38

I cook for my MB's. If I am making something for the boys that will keep i.e., shepherds pie, fish pie, lasagna, spag bol, fish cakes things like that, I generally do 2 extra portions for the freezer for the boys and an extra portion for MB's. If they have something else planned it'll go into the freezer for later in the week. They are all away for 4 weeks (sob, sob!) and I am living off frozen meals that they have acummulated (maybe they don't like my cooking!!!)

Next week I will restock both theirs and the boys freezers!

My 2 are not at school/nursery yet (and if I have anything to do with it, not for ages!) but they do have a 2 hour nap after lunch during which time I do washing and ironing, batch cooking (MB's use food from the freezer to feed boys at weekend and why shouldn't they, they pay for the food and they pay for my time when I am cooking it!) I'll hoover and dust the playroom.

In my last job, once the twins started nursery I would do family food shop (I do this now but with twins), recycling, various errands for bosses, collecting dry cleaning, picking up parcels from post office, buying light bulbs (for some reason we got through loads!) sorting through too small clothes, bagging up and putting in the loft (even did a couple of NCT sales to get rid of it but did get half the money we made!)

Loads of other stuff.

If you don't ask, you'll never know what your nanny will do. One thing to remember is though, if she doesn't have time one week to do all the "extras" don't leave it for her to do next week if you have time to sort it. That is one thing that pisses me off, if I am doing something that is not part of my contract and don't manage to do it one day/week and I come back after the weekend and it is all piled up for me. Makes me want to not do those things at all!

Right, I am off to finish painting the toy cupboard and shelves in the playroom! (See, they're away, I'm getting 4 weeks paid holiday so I will do something that is not normally classes as "nursery" duties.

mellow2 · 24/04/2009 07:02

Callaird - that is very useful. I certainly wouldn't want to take advantage of nanny and would certainly work out what she's happy to do at interview stage.

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HolidaysQueen · 24/04/2009 07:19

We pay £9 net per hour for our nanny in west London. You can probably pay cheaper, but ours had 10 years experience and great references and knocked her rate down a little because we live walking distance from her so she was happy about not having to commute!

My DS is only 1, so no preschool, but he does sleep somewhere north of 3 hours per day so she has plenty of free time! It goes with the territory, and I consider that she is available if he suddenly decides to drop those naps, and she is very busy the rest of the time! She does anything that is required for DS: prepares meals, does all the washing up, handles any laundry for him including his cloth nappies, keeps all his toys and books tidy, plans activities for him etc. Plus she does anything associated with that even if it is not technically just for DS - so if the dishwasher is full, she puts it on and she will empty it, even though it isn't just his stuff, and she keeps all the communal rooms that she is in with himn very tidy which is more than we ever do! She will also happily pick up bread and milk, run errands to post office etc. for us if we ask.

VictorVictoria · 24/04/2009 08:34

We actually give our nanny a car with the job (hard to commute to us by public transport as we live in a rare london tube black hole and the buses between her and us are pretty rubbish). Its my old car I had before we were married so its not the best.......if she needs to drive the cbhildren around she either uses her car or for longer journeys our car

AtheneNoctua · 24/04/2009 16:58

My nanny takes the bus. I give her a greater london bus pass. If she had a car, I'd be happy to mileage.

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