How much to pay girl from my daughters nursery

[Rollergirl1]

Hi, am in need of some urgent advice. I am currently exploring childcare options for my daughter and son for when i (hopefully) return to work in June. My daughter is currently at Nursery 2 days a week while I am on maternity leave with my son. There is a girl there who has expressed an interest in nannying for my daughter and son at my home. My daughter adores her so i am completely comfortable with her looking after them. However i have no idea what would be a reasonable amount to pay her. She is 20 without any Nannying qualifications, other than being a qualified first-aider. She is currently on the mimimum wage of £4.70 an hour and is working 47 hours a week spread over 5 days. I would probably only need her for 10 hours a day for 4 days. I have a figure of £6 gross an hour. This would give her around a £100 more a month plus working a day less. Aswell as (probably) an easier job with only 2 children to look after in a nicer enviroment.

Does this sound reasonable or is it too low?

that does make sense that women who clean do 3 hours or so and there may be gaps between their work

purepurple - im glad there are dedicated professionals like you - they are great at my dd nursery too - i am beginning to do the maths on my fees and wondering quite what they are doing with the rest of the money we pay...

Newgirl: Same here. Especially as i've also been told by this girl that the "career development" the nursery chain claim as one of their major selling points for "fulfilled and happy staff" is actually paid for by the girls themselves out of their wages!

I think £6 an hour is too low.

Look at Nursery Jobs. You can advertise nanny and other home based childcare jobs, check salaries, etc. Hope this helps.