Koru Kids is a nanny agency that also offers nanny payroll. quinn is an app-based managed payroll service for any household employee. Still looking for a nanny? Choose Koru Kids. Already found your employee? Choose quinn.
Koru Kids
Still looking for a nanny?
Koru Kids finds you a nanny and runs the payroll. It takes the tax and pension from you by direct debit and pays HMRC. You pay your nanny yourself.
quinn
Already found your employee?
quinn runs the payroll and pays HMRC, NEST and your employee if you choose. For nannies, cleaners, carers and other household staff.
quinn publishes this comparison, so we are not neutral. Every Koru Kids fact comes from its own website, checked 12 November 2026, with sources at the end.
Already found your employee? quinn runs the payroll and the payments. You stay the employer.
If you hire your nanny through Koru Kids, you pay one hourly rate, from £16.50. It covers your nanny's wage, taxes, pension, insurance and the cost of finding your nanny, for every hour your nanny works. The prices below are for payroll only, for a nanny you found yourself.
Your employee's gross pay
Koru Kids payroll
quinn
£1,000 a month
£420 a year
plus £199 setup fee for the first employment
£348 a year (£29 a month)
£1,840 a month
£420 a year
plus £199 setup fee for the first employment
£448.80 a year (£37.40 a month)
£3,000 a month
£420 a year
plus £199 setup fee for the first employment
£588 a year (£49 a month, capped)
Which one is right for you?
Koru Kids
Koru Kids fits you if you…
are still looking for a nanny and want the agency and payroll in one place
found your nanny through Koru Kids, so payroll is included
want one fixed price a year, whatever your nanny earns
prefer to pay your nanny yourself each month
quinn
quinn fits you if you…
already have an employee and want the whole payroll done for you
want your employee’s salary, HMRC and the pension paid from one monthly amount
employ a cleaner, carer, gardener or any other household staff
want no paperwork, with everything in one app
Already with Koru Kids? Ask Koru Kids how to leave its payroll service. If you move, quinn takes over your existing PAYE scheme. How quinn works →
Employ a nanny, cleaner or carer? quinn does the admin, all in one app.
Do I have to find my nanny through Koru Kids to use its payroll?
No. You can move an existing nanny's payroll to Koru Kids for £350 plus VAT a year. If you hired through Koru Kids, the payroll is included.
Can quinn help me find a nanny?
No. quinn does not find or supply staff. You hire your employee, and quinn handles the payroll and administration.
Does Koru Kids pay HMRC for me?
Yes. Koru Kids calculates the tax and pension contributions, collects them by direct debit and pays them. You pay your nanny directly.
How much does Koru Kids payroll cost?
£350 + VAT a year, which is £420. It is included if you hired your nanny through Koru Kids. Koru Kids also lists a £199 setup fee for the first employment.
How much does quinn cost?
£19 a month + 1% of your employee's gross pay, capped at £49 a month. There is no exit fee, and the contract runs month to month with one month's notice.
Do I still pay my nanny myself?
With Koru Kids, yes. Koru Kids takes the tax and pension from you by direct debit, and you pay your nanny yourself each month. With quinn, you pay one monthly amount and quinn pays your employee, HMRC and NEST.
Can I use quinn for a cleaner or a carer?
Yes. quinn runs the payroll for nannies, cleaners, carers, gardeners and other household staff. Koru Kids payroll is for nannies.
Who is responsible if my employee's payroll is wrong?
You stay the legal employer with either provider. quinn pays HMRC or Pensions Regulator penalties and interest caused directly by its own errors, provided your information was complete, correct and on time and you paid the amounts quinn requested when due. This does not cover the tax, National Insurance or pension contributions themselves.
What happened to PAYE for Nannies?
PAYE for Nannies is now quinn. Same team, same service, new name.
Sources
• Koru Kids: Nanny tax and payroll service, price, what is included, payments. Checked 12 November 2026.
• Koru Kids: Nanny pricing, from £16.50 an hour and £199 setup fee. Koru Kids: Terms and conditions, clause 5.18 (£199 including VAT). Checked 12 November 2026.
• quinn: Pricing, £19 a month + 1%, capped at £49 a month, no exit fee. quinn: Terms and conditions, section 7 (rolling monthly, one month's notice) and section 12 (penalties). Checked 12 November 2026.
As of 12 November 2026. Prices and services change. Check the current terms with each provider.
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