How much do nursery workers earn?

[SidandAndyssextoy]

Just wondering if anyone could tell me what someone working in a London nursery might be earning per hour? And what hourly rate might tempt them to come and be a nanny?!

I'm a nursery assistant in Hampshire just out of London. I'm on £5 exactly per hour, and work a 40hr week.

I wouldn't become a nanny though!

Thanks, Wish. So if you were offered say £8 per hour net you wouldn't be tempted?

£5 an hour?
that's not even minimum wage

i am in the South East - nursery workers round here seem to earn around £12 - £13k per year

sid - look at a nanny share maybe?

I'm hoping to lure one of our lovely nursery people away from the nursery - for various reasons. But I know being a nanny isn't for everyone. Nanny share is another possibility, but I'd like to try this first. The person I have in mind works three days a week which is exactly how many days I need, but I don't want to insult her by offering too little.

And yes, I did mean to say myself that £5 is very, very little. Rather shocking actually.

OMG! Is the pay really that bad!?

The preschool teachers earn £8.15-£10 p/h round here (Hertfordshire)

Nursery pay is pretty appalling. Some have contracts to stop them leaving to work for nursery clients (otherwise it would happen all the time).

I would.imagine a full.time.nanny salary to be 20/21k. Three days per week - 14k.

OP, my DH works in this industry and he says £8ph is fair but the usual practice is to quote nanny salaries as net so she might expect to take home £8ph. If your nursery nurse is qualified she would command about £8ph in a nursery.
The clause about what you leave for is standard but he says no one would enforce for a nursery nurse- the manager maybe!

Ps I got caught reading active threads hope that is helpful

I know another worker from the nursery who is now a nanny for one of the parents. But she was sacked which probably makes a difference.

Thanks, cakepigeon. £8 net was what I was thinking. This isn't a teacher or a manager. I think she may be level 3 but possibly just level 2. They had to take down the board saying who everyone was and their qualifications as it just highlighted their high staff turnover.

I'd doubt the not working for parents clause would be enforceable.

I used to get minimum wage as a nursery assistant. Minimum wage is different in London though right?
Star that's illegal for you to earning so little. Shop them.

£5 an hour? Please let that be a typo.

I work in a chain nursery, it's about £6:50 ph for assistants and £7ph for senior room leaders.

£5 is a whole 2p extra for someone aged 18-20

Oh wait sorry, was looking at wrong year!

Check your nursery contract too, ours has a clause about enticing staff away, and a penalty if you employ someone (doubt we would use it to be honest)

Also in south east, £13- £14,500 is average for a nursery nurse.

Nursery workers are probably on about £7 an hour. A qualified/experienced nanny would expect £10-£12 (gross) - more for a top professional nanny. I expect £8-£10 gross would be very attractive to someone just moving from nursery.

Don't start talking net, there is no need. A nursery worker will be used to a gross wage anyway.

Good point. I've just got suckered into using those rates as so many people do.

My lovely target has kids of her own so may be reluctant to leave an employer who offers potentially indefinite employment for a time limited position. On the other hand I would be a vastly nicer employer and with a rave reference in an area like mine would walk into another job when the time came. I'm going to check my contract though.

£8 an hour net for a London nanny isnt a great wage

if wish is also doing a nvq along side working in the nursery then 5 pounds a hour is actually a good wage for apprenticeship. but if not then no it is below minimum wage.