mothers help??

[dylsmum1998]

what is a mothers help?

i was talking to a friend about what i will do with dd net year wen she goes to school. she suggested a mothers help for before and after school care.

I have never come across this before, what is one and how much would that cost?

My thoughts are:

Mothers Help I feel is usually someone who has no childcare training. They help around the home whilst Mum is also around the home. Thus they are assisting with housework kind of things, more than childcare.

There are many terms used to describe very similar jobs, it's all rather confusing. Would be easier if it wasn't like that... but there you go.

Before/After School nannies do exist. A nanny I feel is someone who is primarily there to care for your child/children. They do child related things such as collecting children from school, helping with homework, cooking tea. They may also do some light domestic work such as washing up, stacking dishwasher, putting a wash load on. A nanny won't usually clean your loo (that's a cleaner). A nanny would typically be qualified in childcare - though some do not have formal qualifications, instead they have a huge amount of practical experience.

Costs vary by location, how often they would be needed (for example consider what happens in school holidays), hours of work, their relevant experience level and probably lots of other factors. Oh, did I mention location? Cities always seem to be higher cost... especially London (which probably these days means anywhere inside the M25).

thank you for your response.

so i woudln't want a mothers help then. as i want childcare rather than someone to do housework.

I am in Kent, I will (hopefully) be doing my teacher training course from next sept. So will only require term time care 5 days a week. I am after someone who will take daughter to school and collect her, possibly cooking her tea as I am unlikely to get in before 6 and she is usually dead on her feet and ready for bed by 7 at the latest.

So i would need a nanny if i had someone to care for her in my home (preferable as I would not need to get her up very early this way) or a childminder?

Care in your home would be a nanny. Care at someone elses home, they would need to be a childminder.

So you are really looking for a before and after-school nanny, term time only.

Have a look around the internet to see what sort of jobs are on other in your area for nannies... that may give you some idea of likely salary. For example NannyJob (Part Time, Live-Out, Kent), Look at nannies who are advertising for work - such as Childcare.co.uk: Nannies near TN13. Another place to look for example ads from both parents and nannies is on kent.gumtree.com

Given the part-time nature of the job, I would expect that salary may be around the £10 per hour gross mark. Could vary say between £8 and £12 gross.
Cost to you as employer will be higher, as you will need to pay Employers NI - this varies depending on the amount an employee is paid, so can't calculate an estimate on total cost without a lot more detail on working hours, gross pay. You will also need to provide your employee with 5.6 weeks paid holiday, you could stipulate that holiday is taken outside of term-time - see Mumsnet: Nanny on Term Time Only Basis discussion.