Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

How much to offer childminder?

  • 19-08-2017 01:32PM
    #1
    LouD2016
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 229 ✭✭


    I will be going back to work after maternity leave in October (sad face).... dont have family/friends that are able to mind baby when i go so would be looking for someone to mind him 2/3 days a week in my own house. Before i go advertising how much is the norm rate to be offering?


Comments

  • #2
    jamesbondings
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,201 ✭✭✭jamesbondings


    LouD2016 wrote: »
    I will be going back to work after maternity leave in October (sad face).... dont have family/friends that are able to mind baby when i go so would be looking for someone to mind him 2/3 days a week in my own house. Before i go advertising how much is the norm rate to be offering?

    When we were looking the going rate for a child minder off site (at their home with other kids) was 5er an hour.... This racks up pretty quick so we negotiated to 200 a week (other half is a teacher so not full 8-6 days). But if you want an in house child minder (which limits their potential to earn more by minding more kids) be prepared to pay handsomely for it. Our minder has 4 other kids... She would make a minimum of 1k a week!


  • #3
    Shybride2016
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 460 ✭✭Shybride2016


    LouD2016 wrote: »
    I will be going back to work after maternity leave in October (sad face).... dont have family/friends that are able to mind baby when i go so would be looking for someone to mind him 2/3 days a week in my own house. Before i go advertising how much is the norm rate to be offering?

    If your kids are being minded in your own house then you are effectively employing someone so you need to offer at least minimum wage, register with Revenue as an employer and do all that goes with that (payslips, annual leave, sick pay etc).

    If you get a childminder who minds kids in their own home, then the usual rate is €5 per hour, but the childminder will set their own rates and it's up to you whether you want to use them as your childminder or not.


  • #4
    superman28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭superman28


    65 euro a day including meals for one child.


  • #5
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 19,020 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    superman28 wrote: »
    65 euro a day including meals for one child.

    That is very expensive for a childminder and pretty cheap for a nanny.
    It does depend on hours.


Advertisement
Advertisement