A flexible alternative to a childminder

Flexible help from 3 hours a week

Childminder vs. Nanny

Childcare at home

Nannies look after your children in your home. A childminder looks after children in their home.

Personalised care

A nanny looks after just your children, or one other family if it’s a nanny share. A childminder will have a mix of children and ages.

Routine and activities

A nanny can follow your routine, parenting style and plan activities tailored to your child. A childminder will run their setting independently and meet the needs of all the children.
Nannies in your local area

Vetted, reliable and simply brilliant

All-in pricing from £16.50 an hour in London and the home counties, and from £15.50 an hour in the rest of the UK. Per family, not per child.

If you’re considering a childminder but would prefer someone to look after your little ones at your house. A nanny is a great alternative.

Although nannies can cost more per hour, a childminder will charge per child and a nanny for all your children.

Our nannies come from a range of backgrounds with different tiers and experience so you can find the right person for your family and pay for only the days and times you need.

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Olivia

Part-time nanny

Liberal Arts student Olivia is fluent in French and has experience working in a primary school

Experience: 4 years
Age Groups: 3-12 years
Availability: 4 days

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Gaia

Part-time nanny

Gaia has been volunteering at summer camps and babysitting a boy with autism alongside her Psychology degree

Experience: 1 year
Age Groups: 4-5 years
Availability: 3 days

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Sima

Part-time nanny

Sima has vast amounts of experience in nurseries and working with children with SEN, as well as being a mum to a grown-up son

Experience: 20 years
Age Groups: 2-9 years
Availability: 4 days

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Abdul Khalid

Part-time nanny

Abdul Khalid loves sports and is an energetic, hands-on big brother to his 3 younger sisters

Experience: 2 years
Age Groups: 4-6 years
Availability: 5 days

How it works

Search

As soon as you sign up you can start searching for nannies near you.

You can set what's important to you so you'll only see the most relevant nannies.

We'll send you alerts, so you're the first to hear when new nannies join near you. 

Message

Quickly shortlist some fantastic local nannies, then easily send messages to see if they'd be a good fit.

We'll even give you some quick message examples to help you break the ice. 

Interview & trial

Effortlessly send your preferred times for interviews or trial shifts, and get useful interview tips and reminders to help you prepare. 

Hire

You've found the one – great! Now what? We'll guide you through the job offer process. 

There are lots of boxes to tick when legally employing a nanny, including employer set-up, setting up taxes and pension contributions – we’ll take care of these giving you peace of mind.

Employer support

Your dedicated employer support is included in our all-in pricing.

As well as setting up the admin for your nanny to start, we also manage their monthly payroll and expenses in our app. 

Plus we have loads of ongoing support for you and your nanny. 

Search

As soon as you sign up you can start searching for nannies near you.

You can set what's important to you so you'll only see the most relevant nannies.

We'll send you alerts, so you're the first to hear when new nannies join near you. 

Message

Quickly shortlist some fantastic local nannies, then easily send messages to see if they'd be a good fit.

We'll even give you some quick message examples to help you break the ice. 

Interview & trial

Effortlessly send your preferred times for interviews or trial shifts, and get useful interview tips and reminders to help you prepare. 

Hire

You've found the one – great! Now what? We'll guide you through the job offer process. 

There are lots of boxes to tick when legally employing a nanny, including employer set-up, setting up taxes and pension contributions – we’ll take care of these giving you peace of mind.

Employer support

Your dedicated employer support is included in our all-in pricing.

As well as setting up the admin for your nanny to start, we also manage their monthly payroll and expenses in our app. 

Plus we have loads of ongoing support for you and your nanny. 

Why having a nanny can give you some "easy" days

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Balance

Being a working parent is one big juggling act. Not having to do pick-ups or “top up” dinners after a long day can make family life less stressful.  

Focus on work, not fish fingers

You can give your job 100%  knowing your children are in caring arms. They’re relaxed in the sanctuary of their own home doing the activities they love.

Quality evenings

When you take over, the to-do list is done. Children have decompressed, eaten and finished their homework. Now it’s simply quality time, a chance to connect and then tuck them off to dreamland.

Mental health investment

Koru Kids families tell us time and time again that their nanny is a priceless mental health investment for the whole family. Kids are happier and calmer. And parents, having the space to breathe. 

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Why we do what we do

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How much does it cost?

Nannies’ rates start at £16.50 per hour.

This includes taxes, nanny public liability insurance, employer national insurance and pension contributions and our service fee.

There is a £199 set-up fee the first time you employ a nanny. This covers an enhanced DBS check, registration with HMRC and the pensions regulator if needed.

We ask for four weeks’ pay upfront when you hire a nanny (which you’ll get back when the match ends.)

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Under 1 year

£16.50 - £18.25/hour

Nannies with experience babysitting, volunteering or nannying in short-term roles.

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1 year

From £17.50 - £19.95/hour

Nannies who are parents or have 1 year of childcare experience, eg. in a school or nursery.

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2+ years

From £19.75/hour

Nannies with 2+ years of formal experience, eg. as a nanny or in a school or nursery.

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3+ years

From £20.75/hour

Nannies with 3+ years experience in professional nanny roles.

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A nanny agency for busy lives

What makes us different?

We’re not a traditional agency. Our simple and hassle free platform is built for busy parents.

We don’t charge a huge upfront free. Our fee is included in the nanny’s hourly rate — so if they don’t work, we don’t earn. There is a one-off £199 set-up fee the first time you hire a nanny with us.

Our service is fully comprehensive so we’ll take care of everything you need to legally employ your nanny without patchworking different agencies.

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You might be wondering

Once you’ve decided to hire one of our nannies, we’ll carry out an enhanced DBS check and invite them to attend our online Paediatric First Aid training course at no extra cost.
Our nannies cost from £15.50 per hour (from £16.50 in London and the home counties), per family, depending on your nanny’s childcare experience, where you live, and the number of hours of care you need. We don’t have any finder’s fees and our service fee is included in your hourly rate.
We’ll show you nannies that live close to you first so their travel time is reasonable for a shorter shift and their reliability can be assured. If you are looking for longer hours nannies are willing to travel further for more hours, so you should have plenty of choice of nannies with the experience you’re looking for.
Yes! When you decide to hire a nanny, it will be the same nanny working with your family on your agreed days and times.

Some can, but the lots can’t. If your nanny can drive it will be marked on their profile.

All of our nannies speak fluent English. For most, it’s their first language, but many speak other languages as well. Our nannies come from a range of backgrounds, so just let us know on the registration form if you have any language requirements and we’ll do our best to send you nannies who speak that language. If it’s a bonus rather than a deal breaker, the number of potential nannies we can show you really increases.

We have a range of nannies if all experiences. Many of our nannies looking for after school shifts only have experience with older children but many others are willing to work longer hours and have experience with babies and younger children. Look out for a run down of their experience on each profile.

All our nannies must pass our bespoke online training and Paediatric First Aid course before they start working. This has been developed by our in-house training team (made up of a former teacher and former nanny).
As you will be the legal employer of your nanny, the contract exists between you and them. Koru Kids will write the contract for you so you don’t need to worry. When we set up your contract, we will ask you to complete our set-up form which will ask for some preferences. We’ll then send out a draft version of your contract for you to review.
Our standard nanny contracts have a 2 week probation period with 24 hours notice. After the probation period, the notice period is 2 weeks. You can also choose to have an initial trial shift before offering the role to a nanny. If you do need to bring the contract to an end, you simply need to provide your nanny with the agreed notice period. We’ll be there to support you with all the next steps to ensure your contract is finalised.
Most Koru Kids contracts include a minimum of 9 hours a week, on average, during school term-time. If you hire your nanny for less than 9 hours a week during term-time you’ll pay an additional £1 an hour. We don’t charge finder’s fees and this allows us to give you and your nanny the same level of service and support. You’ll still need to offer at least 3 hours per week and the minimum you agree will be reflected in your nanny’s contract to ensure they have income security.

Yes! We are currently expanding to other parts of the UK. When you register with us we’ll instantly tell you if we have nannies available in your area.

You may be able to pay using childcare vouchers or tax-free childcare, provided your nanny is Ofsted registered. Please note, the vast majority of nannies will not be registered with Ofsted due to the part-time nature of the role. The cost and time to register usually outweighs the savings parents could make by using childcare vouchers or tax-free childcare.