Fees
Booking & Placement Fees
Polkadot Nannies & Sitters are an introduction agency for families seeking professional childcare and other household services. Polkadot Nannies & Sitters do not employ the candidates introduced to Families.
The fee is payable to Polkadot Nannies & Sitters upon an introduction resulting in an engagement or employment.
There is no registration fee.
Our fees are not subject to VAT
20% Sole Agency discount on Permanent Candidate Fees
(Terms and Conditions apply)
Returning clients of Polkadot Nannies & Sitters will be entitled to a 10% reduction of temporary candidate and babysitter booking fees.
(Terms and Conditions apply)
All Permanent Candidates
(Nannies, Housekeepers, Mother's Helps)
8% of Candidate's
gross annual salary
(subject to minimum fee of £500)
Domestic Couple
£3000
Nursery Staff Permanent Placement
£500
All Temporary Candidates
(Nannies, Housekeepers, Mother's Helps, Maternity Nurses, Night Nannies, Sleep Trainers, Proxy Parents, House-sitters. Temporary bookings are subject to a minimum of 3 hours)
Standard Temporary
Booking Fee
£15 per family per day
Last Minute Temporary Booking Fee
(less than 24 hours notice)
£25 per family per day
(Bookings Fees are non-refundable in the event of Client Cancellation. A 50% temporary staff fee is payable if less than two week's notice is given of Client Cancellation)
Babysitters
Babysitting bookings commence from 6pm and are subject to a minimum of 3 hours
Standard Babysitter
Booking Fee
£10 per family per evening
Last Minute Babysitter
Booking Fee
(less than 24 hours notice)
£15 per family per evening
(Bookings Fees are non-refundable in the event of Client Cancellation. A 50% babysitter fee is payable if less than 24 hour's notice is given of Client Cancellation)
Babysitter Rates
6pm - midnight £10 per hour
After midnight £12 per hour
Special Occasions £15 per hour
Hotel Babysitting £15 per hour
New Year's Eve £15.00 per hour, rising to £20 per hour after 1.00am
Special Occasion Bookings include 14 February, Bank Holidays and the whole of December.
Temporary Nanny Rates
From £12.00 per hour.
To be agreed with the Nanny before the booking is confirmed.
Temporary Nannies are to be paid the Temporary Nanny Rate before 6pm and the Babysitter Rate after 6pm.
Please see our Terms and Conditions of Babysitting and Terms and Conditions of Business for more information.