Cost of nanny / nanny share verse child minder

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I have a 13 month old daughter who currently attends nursery 4 days per week whilst i work and I am expecting my second baby in mid May 2010. My daughter will be 18 months old when the new baby arrives. If I returned to work after the second baby it would probably be when the second baby is around 6 or 7 months old i.e. this time next year (Dec 2010) and my daughter will be just over 2 years old.
Are there any nanny agencies out there who could advise me cost wise and logistics wise whether it is worth looking into a nanny / nanny share to look after 2 babies rather than paying 2 lots of nursery fees. Nursery for my daughter is just under £50 per day so I am expecting to pay around £100 per day for the two of them assuming prices don't go up (which they probably will) Anyone based in Oxford who is a nanny agent who could advise me on how a nanny / nanny share would compare? I have always assumed nannies would be way too expensive
thanks

How Much Does A Nanny Cost - useful thread to read. Have linked (with luck) to the bit where I wrote up information calculating the total likely cost of a typical live-out nanny outside of London.
The conclusion of that example was that a nanny working 55 hours a week would cost the employer around £37,000 a year.

With 2 children, I feel a nursery will often work out a little cheaper, so if purely on cost grounds then nursery will win. However having a nanny brings benefits that a nursery does not... you don't need to get the children dressed in the morning, you don't need to take the children somewhere in the morning, some housework gets done including some clothes washing. You may arrive back home to find your children ready for bed... waiting for Mummy to sit with them and chat about their day whilst drinking warm milk and having mummy read them a bedtime story. Nannies are also more likely to take care of a mildly ill child, whereas nurseries have to take account of the other children in the nursery, thus not provide care for children with any illness.

Can't advise on a nannyshare. Not sure it would make a lot of difference given you have two under 5's... suppose you may save 20% but there will be more hassles over things, such as when holiday is taken, having another child in your home.

I currently pay £33 per day for a private nursery for my 18 month old, I was curious as to whether a Nanny two days a week would work out cheaper. I leave at 8am in the morning and return around 18:30 in the evening. I live in Fife, Scotland.