How much to pay parents for looking after kids

onlyroz · 3 August 2014 at 6:11PM

Well I pay £23 a day for the holiday club (8:30AM - 6PM) and £9 a day for the after-school club (3:15PM - 6PM). If you want to contribute then figure out what petrol and food costs are, and add some extra to cover activities.

sunflower_2 · 3 August 2014 at 6:59PM

I used to pay my MIL £10 a day for looking after my 2 little ones.

this was just to cover food etc, she didnt want anything for herself.

Solsol · 3 August 2014 at 9:11PM

I work two days a week my LO goes to nursery one day which costs £34 and my MIL has him the other day although it isn't every week as I do shift work and I sometimes work on a day when hubby is home so on average my MIL has him once every two weeks.

She won't take any money but I always send him with food for the day and I drop him off and pick him up so no travel costs incurred. If she does take him out she'll walk or use her free bus pass!

My hubby and I will often take her out for lunch or something to say thank you for looking after him. When I've offered her money in the past she refuses and says it's a pleasure to look after him but if she had him on a more regular basis then I would probably try and get her to accept some money

jumpingjackd · 3 August 2014 at 10:14PM

If they wont accept money then give some gifts of flowers, meals etc and let them know how much you appreciate it, maybe pay for them all to go on a day out

JIL · 3 August 2014 at 11:46PM

I found this site it may help.http://www.grandparentsplus.org.uk/grandparents-helping-childcare

springdreams · 4 August 2014 at 3:34PM

duchy wrote: »

I think the OP is to be commended for wanting to ensure the grandparents aren't out of pocket. Too many parents seem to take grandparents child are for granted. I also think there is a difference between caring so the parent can work so it is a regular and inflexible arrangement and babysitting so the parents can go out .

Child are??

springdreams · 4 August 2014 at 3:38PM

Abbafan1972 wrote: »

Thanks.

I mentioned it on Friday when they were dropped back, (I've only been working for 2 days which was last Thurs & Fri) and she said she would leave it up to me.

I would take this to mean that they are agreeable to receiving some sort of payment but don't want to pressure you into paying more than you could perhaps afford. School holiday carers are charging roughly £20 per child, so perhaps you could offer £10 per child per day?

ska_lover · 4 August 2014 at 4:38PM

I think its great that you want to reimburse them for their help and shows that you don't take them for granted. The fact your parents said it is ''up to you'' I think they will accept, but only really what you can afford

I think partly it depends if they are going to be doing activities and day trips etc - any costs for those should be covered by the parents IMO, plus a weekly amount, say £50 but I think your parents mean ''whatever you can afford'' that is how I would interpret that

Okydoky25 · 4 August 2014 at 7:31PM

We give my MIL £350 for 5 hours a day. Eldest is at preschool youngest is at home. She arrives in time for me to get to work. I take youngest to school on way and she collects 3 hours later. She takes them out and buys them treats etc and I try and add a little extra if she will accept it for us. Way I see it this is lots cheaper than official child care and by kids LOVE her looking after them.

Only downside is she is not so keen now to have them weekends

Saint_Chris · 4 August 2014 at 11:27PM

omg I'm so being done............lol

No serious I would never ever dream of taking any money off my daughter for looking after my 2 grandchildren.
And I was really offended when she offered it to me, at the start.

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