Rate for overnight sitter for older kids

[Anonymous]

My housekeeper makes 30/hour for 20 hours per week. She is staying over with my 12 and 16 year olds for one night per month for the next few months. What is a fair rate for the time they are asleep? Obviously they sleep through the night

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My housekeeper makes 30/hour for 20 hours per week. She is staying over with my 12 and 16 year olds for one night per month for the next few months. What is a fair rate for the time they are asleep? Obviously they sleep through the night

Have you asked your housekeeper? I would start with $60 maybe more. Nothing to do with them sleeping.

[Anonymous]

A fairly standard rate is between $100-150 for sleeping hours (varies by geography, likelihood of kid needing anything during the night etc) and then regular hourly rate for kids awake hours - or maybe since your kids are older that would end when 12yo went to bed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A fairly standard rate is between $100-150 for sleeping hours (varies by geography, likelihood of kid needing anything during the night etc) and then regular hourly rate for kids awake hours - or maybe since your kids are older that would end when 12yo went to bed

In 2010 maybe. I would pay at least $25/hour for sleeping hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My housekeeper makes 30/hour for 20 hours per week. She is staying over with my 12 and 16 year olds for one night per month for the next few months. What is a fair rate for the time they are asleep? Obviously they sleep through the night

Have you asked your housekeeper? I would start with $60 maybe more. Nothing to do with them sleeping.

$60 per hour?

[Anonymous]

$150 for the night

[Anonymous]

Doesn’t matter if they are sleeping. She is still at work. Pay her the regular rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My housekeeper makes 30/hour for 20 hours per week. She is staying over with my 12 and 16 year olds for one night per month for the next few months. What is a fair rate for the time they are asleep? Obviously they sleep through the night

.whatever she tells you is her rate. She is helping you and is inconvenienced by staying at your house. I would pay her normal rate $30/hr but, then, I'm not cheap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A fairly standard rate is between $100-150 for sleeping hours (varies by geography, likelihood of kid needing anything during the night etc) and then regular hourly rate for kids awake hours - or maybe since your kids are older that would end when 12yo went to bed

In 2010 maybe. I would pay at least $25/hour for sleeping hours.

Does she have to stay in house when they are sleeping or can she leave and go party? If she has to be in house and cannot leave they you pay her $30/hr.

[Anonymous]

I would offer her between $100-150/night since your kids are older + therefore self-sufficient.

Anything less would be an insult since you are paying her for the loss of comfort due to having to spend the night away from her own home & family too.

[Anonymous]

Whether or not your children are sleeping has nothing to do with it. It’s her time and she will be responsible for your children in your home.

You need to pay her at the very least her regular housekeeping rate if not a little more for overnight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would offer her between $100-150/night since your kids are older + therefore self-sufficient.

Anything less would be an insult since you are paying her for the loss of comfort due to having to spend the night away from her own home & family too.

This. Its for loss of convenience to sleep elsewhere so 100-150 sounds about right. And let's be real she is not doing housekeeping duties overnight to pay 30/hr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would offer her between $100-150/night since your kids are older + therefore self-sufficient.

Anything less would be an insult since you are paying her for the loss of comfort due to having to spend the night away from her own home & family too.

This. Its for loss of convenience to sleep elsewhere so 100-150 sounds about right. And let's be real she is not doing housekeeping duties overnight to pay 30/hr.

She’s responsible for children overnights that IMO is worth more than housekeeping.

[Anonymous]

Kids are not allowed to stay home overnight at that age?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whether or not your children are sleeping has nothing to do with it. It’s her time and she will be responsible for your children in your home.

You need to pay her at the very least her regular housekeeping rate if not a little more for overnight.

That’s just not true - the very up to date rate for people that do this professionally is $100-150 a night. Just go to the travel nanny / proxy parent Facebook group for professional nannies if you want the proof points. Or ask the well qualified couple people I’ve had do this who were very happy with this rate in DC. You can insist all you want about the way things should be, but thats not what qualified people are asking for right now