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Simple nanny rates

Access to only the very best

We have years of experience in recruiting nannies and our selection and vetting means only the top 10% make it to our network. 

Vetting

We check for a valid First Aid Certificate, Enhanced DBS check and their right to work in the UK.

References

Two glowing references, one has to be a full time childcare role.

Quality

All nannies must have our 6 core competencies, including a passion for childcare, empathy, reliability and great feedback skills.

Experience

3+ years experience as a nanny for under 5s, or less with experience in nurseries or childminders plus additional childcare qualifications.

Simple hourly rates

You can put your calculator away. Our all-in hourly rate keeps things simple.

Our nannies cost from £17ph but unlike other services, we like to keep things simple. This all-in rate includes all of the nanny’s pay, pension, taxes and our service fee. The first time you hire a nanny with us you’ll also pay a one-off set-up fee of £129. 

Many agencies and nannies will quote their nanny pay in “gross”. This won’t include their pension, employer NI, insurance or any employer support. So while our rates might seem more expensive. You can have peace of mind that there are no hidden costs at the end of the month.

What's included with a Koru Kids nanny?

Pay and taxes

Your nanny’s gross pay and your employer NI contribution

Pension and insurance

We will set up your nanny’s pension and make the payments each month on your behalf. We also include Public Liability Insurance costs.

HR and employer support

Leave the admin to us. We’ll set up your nanny’s contact, register them with HMRC, run payroll and make payments to HMRC on your behalf. You’ll only need to make a single payment to your nanny. For your first nanny, you pay a £129 employer set up fee towards this. 

Ongoing support

We have a dedicated team to help your nanny succeed. We offer top-up training, 1:1 coaching, access to a best-in-class activity bank, and extra support via our app.

How to compare us to others?

We’ve designed our nanny service to be comprehensive and simple. That means we take care of everything so you’re not piecing together different services, prices and wondering if you’ve remembered to complete any important admin.

The DIY approach

[Recruitment Cost: Free but time intensive]

[Employer admin cost: Est. £300-500 per year depending on the level of support]

  • Vetting and ID checks
  • Referencing
  • Candidate search and marketing
  • Employee contract and set-up
  • Monthly payroll
  • HMRC registration and payments
  • Pension set-up
  • Public Liability Insurance
  • Ongoing coaching, training and support

Traditional nanny agencies

[Recruitment Cost: Usually 10% of nannies gross wage +VAT]

[Employer admin cost: Est. £300-500 per year depending on the level of support]

  • Vetting and ID checks
  • Referencing
  • Candidate search and marketing
  • Employee contract and set-up
  • Monthly payroll
  • HMRC registration and payments
  • Pension set-up
  • Public Liability Insurance
  • Ongoing coaching, training and support

Koru Kids

[Recruitment Cost & Employer admin: Included in nanny’s hourly rate +£129 one-off set-up fee]

  • Vetting and ID checks
  • Referencing
  • Candidate search and marketing
  • Employee contract and set-up
  • Monthly payroll
  • HMRC registration and payments
  • Pension set-up
  • Public Liability Insurance
  • Ongoing coaching, training and support
Some of our professional nannies have valid Enhanced DBS Checks. If it’s not valid we will re-run it so it’s valid when they start work. This can take up to 2 weeks. 
 
We require all nannies to have a certificate from an in person First Aid course that’s not more than 3 years old. If it’s out of date will help you book them on a course. 
Traditionally nannies used to ask for a “net” number (what they’ll get in their bank account) and then a calculation was made on what “gross” pay was needed for payroll.
 
However, we always recommend discussing “gross” hourly rates and this is now the most common way in the market.
 
This is because if a nanny works for two families or takes up additional work the amount you need to pay them could increase.
If your nanny needs to complete a new first aid course or you would like to register them with Ofsted then this isn’t included in our service fee.

Each month we’ll produce a payslip for your nanny. This will show the amount you need to transfer to your nanny. 

We will direct debit you for taxes due to HMRC and the pensions regulator and make these on your behalf.

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