Nanny at home: price, aid, contract… All you need to know

You want to turn to a nanny at home to keep your child? Unlike a childminder who welcomes several children to her home, the nanny comes to your home to take care of your baby. Its role is to ensure the safety of the baby, to provide him with daily care (meals, changing, nap, etc.). She also participates in his awakening by offering him activities adapted to his age, outings to the park, etc. Depending on the age of the child, she may also be required to accompany him to his activities or help him with his homework. The benefits of hiring a nanny who comes to you are many, although there are also disadvantages. Before you decide, what is the hourly rate for a live-in nanny? How to establish a contract? Here are the answers to your questions.

What is the price of a live-in nanny in France?

Since 2022, a salary increase has been made. In France, the net hourly salary of a live-in nanny is 10.07 euroscompared to 9.7 euros in 2021, according to the latest report from the Observatory of home employment. There are also disparities between regions and departments. It can of course be higher if the parents wish, but it can never be lower than this amount.

The salary must be monthly and calculated on 40 hours of work performed per week, beyond that, it is then increased. Part of the social security contributions due for this job is also paid by the parents. You can do a simulation on the website of the individual employer. The calculation is as follows:

Basic monthly salary = net hourly salary X number of hours worked per week X 52 weeks ÷ 12 months.

What are the aids of the Caf for a nanny at home?

By choosing a live-in nanny, you can benefit from a financial aid, paid by the CAF, to reduce the cost of hiring. It’s about Complementary free choice of care mode (CMG), awarded subject to fulfilling the conditions for receiving family benefits. Part of the employee’s remuneration will thus be covered according to your income, the number of children and their age. A minimum of 15% of the expense will remain your responsibility whatever happens.

In addition to the help of the CAF, the employment of a home-based employee allows you to obtain a tax credit up to 50% of the expenses incurred over the year within the limit of 12,000 euros, increased by 1,500 euros per dependent child and 750 euros in the event of joint custody of the child. The ceiling is 15,000 euros.

What are the benefits of a live-in nanny?

Hiring a nanny in the parental home has certain advantages:

• The child is kept in his familiar and reassuring environment
• Greater flexibility of schedules
• Parents save travel time
• Parents avoid running in the morning and evening to pick up the baby, as is the case at the crèche or at the childminder’s
• Possibility of reducing costs by sharing custody with other parents

What are the disadvantages of a live-in nanny?

• The higher cost
• The live-in nanny does not have to prove experience or a diploma
• Administrative procedures

To officially hire a live-in nanny, parents must draw up a written employment contract. This open-ended contract, drawn up in compliance with the National Collective Agreement for employees of the individual employer.

It must contain certain mandatory information : the remuneration and the date of payment of the salary, the transport costs, the paid holidays, the reception hours, the start date of the contract and the duration of the trial period, any mileage allowances and benefits in kind (nanny’s meal) to be deducted from salary.

In case of shared custody, a written work contract must also be made for each family employing a home child care provider. It includes a clause specifying the link with the other employer family. Here is the link of a simple custody contract modeland one shared custody contract templateboth available on the Pajemploi website.

Under contract, a live-in nanny is entitled to paid vacation from his first day on the job. In total, the duration of paid leave for a nanny cannot exceed thirty working days, or 5 weeks. She must ask these days obligatorily.

As an individual employer, you have the possibility of terminate your live-in nanny’s work contract. Whatever the reason for the termination of the contract, you must give your employee several end-of-contract documents: the work certificate, the employer certificate and the receipt for final settlement. On the website findecontrat-pajemploi.urssaf.fryou can easily start the process and generate the various required documents.

The length of notice for a live-in nanny is calculated based on her years of work seniority. This can be dispensed at the request of the employee or the employer, with compensation to be paid in return. In general, two scenarios exist:

► For dismissal or retirement : the notice period is 1 week if the employee has less than 6 months of continuous service with you. The employee has 1 month if he has between 6 months and 2 years of seniority and it is 2 months if the nanny has 2 years or more of seniority.

► In the event of the employee’s resignation : the duration of the notice is 1 week if he has less than 6 months of seniority, 2 weeks if he has between 6 months and 2 years of seniority, and 1 month if he is 2 years old or more seniority with you.