Childminding?

jak

I'm thinking of childminding. How much do people charge for each child per hour? I'm in Weymouth.
Any ideas would be great.
Jak
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starsinmycrown

i think you have to be registered don't you first? it's a fairly strict process, i don't think you can just set up, you need to do a course and have your home checked.

why not call up some childminders in your area pretending to enquire? my friend is a childminder in leicester and she charges £6.50 p.h.

jak

I know that i've got all that convered. I just wanted to get an idea of charges... Thanks
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starsinmycrown

Sorry, i thought you were thinking of starting up!

lynnexxxo

£6.50 per hour sounds really steep. I pay £3.50 an hour plus £2 per day for lunches and snacks.

elljay

lynnexxxo wrote: »

£6.50 per hour sounds really steep. I pay £3.50 an hour plus £2 per day for lunches and snacks.

..but that's less than the minimum wage - are you sure that's right? I am paid £7 per hour for babysitting at someone else's house, I know it's not the same thing but I would've thought it should be around that.

mkh60

i think childminders can set the rate they want.. on one hand you dont want to be working for pennies and on the other hand you dont want to price yourself too high..
afterall childminding is a pleasure.....:A and:eek: all in one short time :rotfl:

BOBS

Think I need to put my prices up ... £2.60 an hour which includes all meals (yes even evening meal!!). Then if 2nd/3rd child from same family £1.80/hour each ...
I childmind as I have a young family of my own and it suits me well as doing school / playschool runs etc anyway. I make £250/week before expenses ... a lot of which to be honest I would have anyway eg school runs as taking my own kids there ...
But to me £250 extra a week for being a SAHM is great.

freebiequennie

childminders vary from £2.50-£6.50 an hr depending on where they are based and whether that includes meals and actvities away from the home such as mum and tots groups etc.

there isnt a min amount and as childminders can have several children this would take them over the min wage anyway.

a childminder is someone who is registered to care for children in the childminders home and is inspected by ofsted with limits on numbers of children allowed. A childminder is self employed and responsible for thier own tax and NI.

a nanny cares for the child/ren in the child/ren own home and is employed by the parents and paid a net salary and the parents are responsible for the nanny's tax and NI.

Bamber19

elljay wrote: »

..but that's less than the minimum wage - are you sure that's right? I am paid £7 per hour for babysitting at someone else's house, I know it's not the same thing but I would've thought it should be around that.

Remember that plenty of childminders are looking after a few kids though so they're earning more than that per hour.

Js_Other_Half

http://www.childcarelink.gov.uk/ will let you see what childminders in your area charge.