What to Charge for a full day as well as over night ?
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Anonymous
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I am going to be doing my first over night for the family i have been part time nannying for the last year next weekend. The kids are older 5,7,11 so oldest is in bed by 9 pm and all typically sleep through out the night (have done date nights till 1 am in the past).
I'm going to be working on a saturday from 1 pm till sunday at 10 am or so. I make 15 dollars an hour , so am thinking i'd charge 15 an hour from 1 pm till 9 pm and drop it done to 10 an hour once the kids are sleeping so 110 for the night . They dont have a guest room so i'd either be sleeping in the parents bed or a couch down stairs. That still comes out to about 275 , is that to high for a day and overnight with a few hours in the morning ? The family i work for can deff afford it i just don't want to be way over priced as they have asked me to do a few over nights in the summer as well. |
Anonymous
| $275. is not that much at all. If they trust you with their children, that's worth a lot. |
Anonymous
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I think $275 is fine.
Also, I wouldn't sleep in the parents bed. Just sleep on the couch. |
Anonymous
| This is right in line with what a charge. |
Anonymous
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Obviously it's up to the family. Your thinking is reasonable.
It would be prohibitively expensive for me (as an MB) but the only thing that matters is what you work out w/ the family. |
Anonymous
| I think $275 is great. Kids are older and for some of the time, they will obviously be sleeping so you do get a break. |
Anonymous
| Sure, if you consider being 'on call' is having a break. Usually having break means you can go out for 30 minutes. |
Anonymous
| $275 sounds about right, the lowest I would go would be $250. |
Anonymous
Don't be obtuse. The kids will be asleep before OP will, so she will have some time where she can do her own thing, and yes obviously in the house but it's still some downtime. |
Anonymous
| We would pay your regular rate for when the kids are awake and a flat rate for sleeping hours, not an hourly rate. |
Anonymous
| Another MB here and I agree. Regular rate (with OT if applicable)for awake hours and flat rate for overnight. For kids that are almost certainly sleeping through the night, the flat rate would be closer to 50$, not 100$. |
Anonymous
| Flat rate of $100 per night is not outrageous. That's what I charge as well for some families and I do a LOT of sleepovers. I guess it depends on the area where you work. The lowest I would charge a flat rate between $75 and $100 but never per hour. |
Anonymous
| $250 is alot for a low class family but not for a family who needs a sitter over night. It's very reasonable, IMO! |
Anonymous
| That sounds reasonable to me; SLIGHTLY high but not outrageous. |