Simple hourly pricing.

Koru Kids is the modern way to find a nanny

A fully comprehensive service.

We handle everything in one place so that you don’t end up with a patchwork of agencies to manage different things.

Plus, Koru Kids will continue to support your nanny with training, our AI activity planner and 1:1 coaching available.

We don’t believe in big chunky upfront fees that put all the risk on families. 

Instead we charge a set-up fee of £139 (to cover setting you up as an employer for the first time) and include a small service fee in your nannies hourly rate. 

By paying a smaller amount to Koru Kids over time our incentives are aligned – we don’t make a penny (in fact we lose quite a bit) if your nanny doesn’t stay with you for the long run.

What you'd pay without Koru Kids

Remember, the gross wage of a nanny isn’t the only cost.

Based on a nanny on an average gross wage for 15 hours a week you can expect to pay:

  • £1500 in an upfront agency fee or hours surfing Facebook groups or subscription sites
  • £300 in VAT on the agency fee
  • £350-500 on employment support including payroll, contracts and payments
  • £40 on an enhanced DBS check
  • £133 on Employer NI and Pension contributions
  • £844 in holiday pay

Fair employment for nannies

We know families need flexible childcare but we believe nannies deserve proper employment and income security.

We don’t allow zero hours contracts and your nanny will have a minimum of 9 per week hours in their contract, during term-time, which you’ll pay even if you cancel their shift. 

We do have contracts as little as 3 hours a week but there is an additional £1 per hour added to the hourly rate. 

See full details of our minimum hour policy here.

Can I share a nanny with another family?

Yes! Our nannies can look after children from two families at the same time. It’s a brilliant option if you’d like your children to benefit from a play mate while still getting all the benefits of a nanny. It starts from £10 per hour, per family and the nanny gets a pay rise too.

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 £16.50 per hour in London and the home counties or £15.50 per hour in the rest of the UK, per family, depending on your nanny’s childcare experience and the number of hours of care you need. Our service fee is included in your hourly rate.

You’ll pay a one-off £139 set up fee when you start working with your first nanny. 

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. 

Top Tier nannies have been carefully vetted for their experience, so many will have specialist baby & toddler experience.

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. We can also set up short-term contracts if you don’t need a nanny on an on-going basis.
 
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.
For regular contracts the minimum number of hours a week is 3.
 
For a short-term contract the minimum hours for the whole contract is 20 hours.
 
If you need a nanny for less than 9 hours each week, an additional £1 surcharge will apply. This is to ensure we can provide the same level of service throughout the period of your contract.

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.

Nannies will look after your children in your home vs. a childminder who works in their home. 

Nannies typically work for one family or two if it’s a nanny share. A childminder will look after children from multiple families.