Is there such a thing as..

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a childminder/carer who takes dc to nursery and/or picks them up again?

I'm struggling a bit with all this - due to go back to work in July and really wanted dc to go to nursery, but tricky job means that it would be great if 2 days a week someone could take dc to nursery and collect again.

Would ideally like a full time nanny but am sure it's more that the £1400 a month I have available to pay for childcare. (no-one seems to be able to tell me how much a nanny actually costs!)

Any advice anyone?

Yes, you could probably find a childminder to do this (you'd have to ring round the local ones and ask) or a nanny/babysitter. Depending on the hours, you may be able to find a childcare student, or maybe a uni student doing child related degree, or even a nanny with their own child who would be happy to do before and after nursery a couple of days. Advertising on gumtree.com is probably a good starting point.

The cost of a nanny depends on where you are and how experienced the nanny is, and how many hours you need. It probably would cost more than £1400 a month though.

yes i do this, i pick up 3yo in full time nusery because i also pick up her sister form school and its easier for their dad.

you just need to ring around a few to see what they will do, even if the details on childcare link say theuy wont its always worth asking. the details may be out of date or they may have had some one give notice recently.

also you have £1400 and you cant afford a nanny how many hours/days are you looking for? what area are you in? some one here may be able to help with costing/applying for the position.

A full time 50 hour a week nanny would cost £20,000+, so more like £1650 a month.

I'm a CM and I do this, however for nursery children, you're likely to be charged for the time the child's at nursery too, as they probably wont be able to fill that time in between. It's not the same as wrap around school care

How old are the DC's ?
Could a childminder take them to a free playschool for the morning and pick them up ?

What about a nanny who brings their own child with them? Depending on where you are I would think you could get a nanny for that!?

It really does depend where you are and how many hours you need a nanny, how experienced you want nanny to be and whether you would accept a nanny with own child.

if you paid £6 gross an hr then that would be £60 a day gross for a 10hr day / 5 days a week would be £300 gross a week so for 4wks would be £1200 gross.

This is slightly over min wage and for a newly qualified nanny or someone from a nursery looking for first nanny position or a nanny with own child is perfectly acceptable.

however if you are looking for a very experienced and qualified nanny then you would be looking more at around £8-£10 gross an hr so £80-£100 a day / £400-£500 a week so for 4wks £1600-£2000 gross.

£1200 gross is just wages though - don't forget there is employer's NI, nanny's food and kitty, mileage, heating and electricity bills etc as well.

thank you for all your replies. I have spoken to the nursery and their staff do offer a private arrangement for pick up/drop off - all within my budget. Hurrah. Thank you mumsnet