I pay $25 an hour....I get it done on a fortnightly basis - usually three hours....I stay around with DS1 and DS2 - we have a three storey house, when she is upstairs we are downstairs and when she comes downstairs we will go outside or into the playroom, she is great and we have a chat, etc. It is so nice to know once a fortnight the whole house will be clean, I will get the vac out every couple of days to vacuum the downstairs area and clean the toilets, etc.