Au Pairs live with you in your home and their weekly rate includes room and board.

A Nanny is an employee and is paid an agreed hourly rate. Dream Nannies range from Bronze Nannies $26 per hour to Platinum Nannies at $35+ per hour. The average wage for an Auckland Nanny is currently $32 per hour.

Home-Based Educators charge approximately $10 per child per hour.

The table below is based on an Auckland family with a 1 year old and a 3 year old who need 35 hours of childcare per week.

Subsidies

Dream Childcare can help you to access WINZ Childcare Subsidies as well as ECE subsidies. Families are eligible for WINZ Childcare subsidies if your gross annual household income is less than $140,000 per annum. ECE subsidies are paid at approximately $80 per week per 3 or 4 year old child.

 

	Au Pair	Nanny	Home-Based Educator	Daycare
Te Whariki | Early Childhood Education	yes	yes	yes	yes
Supported by Qualified Early Childhood Teacher	yes	yes	yes	yes
Less than 4 children cared for together at any one time	yes	yes	yes	no
Children cared for at home	yes	yes	yes	no
Daily tidy up of toys, vacuum, unpack the dishwasher	yes	yes	no	no
Children's laundry	yes	yes	no	no
Children's sheets changed weekly	yes	yes	no	no
Grocery shopping, planning and preparing meals	yes	yes	no	no
Caring for children when they are unwell	yes	yes	no	no
FREE date night every week	yes	no	no	no
Approximate weekly cost	$350	$935	$480	$705