Childminder costs?

Roger Hassenforder

What are people paying for childminding?
3 school kids, cash into the hand job, two days a week...
School runs include collecting kids in their car, minding them in my home.
Hours 13.30 to 17.30.

1 child, usually 9 to 6 but any hours we want really, they feed her sausages and chocolate whenever she wants and completely spoil her, treat her like their own daughter, and it's a farm so she comes home happy out after a day chasing hens and cats. They mind a couple of other kids so every day's a party and fun and she's become pretty assertive. Plus they have older daughters who babysit the odd time 'cos she's so comfortable with the family.

€150 pw.

The_Valeyard

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

What are people paying for childminding?
3 school kids, cash into the hand job, two days a week...
School runs include collecting kids in their car, minding them in my home.
Hours 13.30 to 17.30.

I had to re read that. Thought you said cash and a hand job.

Shybride2016

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

What are people paying for childminding?
3 school kids, cash into the hand job, two days a week...
School runs include collecting kids in their car, minding them in my home.
Hours 13.30 to 17.30.

If you have someone minding kids in your own home then you're their employer. They would be entitled to minimum wage at the very least (more due to number of kids). They would be best getting car insurance to reflect the fact that they're being paid to do school run in car etc this obviously increases the insurance to be paid by them.

If you contact revenue they're very helpful in setting you up as an employer for this arrangement and advising you re issuing payslips, holiday pay, sick pay etc and all the usual entitlements of employees.

If you need childcare for school holidays then the pay rate needs to allow for an increase during those weeks also. Some families prefer to work out a monthly rate over a year to reflect the differences between school term and school holiday fees etc but it's up to you.

Hope this helps.

Shybride2016

Shybride2016 wrote: »

If you contact revenue they're very helpful in setting you up as an employer for this arrangement and advising you re issuing payslips, holiday pay, sick pay etc and all the usual entitlements of employees.

I'm seeing a problem...

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

3 school kids, cash into the hand job...

Shybride2016

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I'm seeing a problem...

You can still pay cash and issue payslips and adhere to other employer obligations!

myshirt

The_Valeyard wrote: »

I had to re read that. Thought you said cash and a hand job.

I read it that way also, and also pondered if it could still be used as legal tender afterwards.

Roger Hassenforder

myshirt wrote: »

I read it that way also, and also pondered if it could still be used as legal tender afterwards.

would it not be classed as Benefit in Kind?

tobottherobot

I'd say about three fiddy...









Yesssss, finally first!

Shybride2016

Shybride2016 wrote: »

If you have someone minding kids in your own home then you're their employer. They would be entitled to minimum wage at the very least (more due to number of kids). They would be best getting car insurance to reflect the fact that they're being paid to do school run in car etc this obviously increases the insurance to be paid by them.

If you contact revenue they're very helpful in setting you up as an employer for this arrangement and advising you re issuing payslips, holiday pay, sick pay etc and all the usual entitlements of employees.

If you need childcare for school holidays then the pay rate needs to allow for an increase during those weeks also. Some families prefer to work out a monthly rate over a year to reflect the differences between school term and school holiday fees etc but it's up to you.

Hope this helps.

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