need an advise

[Anonymous]

Here is the situation
I am a nanny and have my own daughter. I would like to do a share with another family (bring my daughter to work). They need me on Saturdays and Sundays 8am-noon and need me to drive (probably not a lot of driving but I will be using my own car). They will host us. Both kids are toddlers.
How much they should pay?

Thank you for any advise from nannies and families!

[Anonymous]

$8-10 an hour.

[Anonymous]

Nanny here - no less than $12/h
You are using your car, your gas, your mileages and Sunday ?!?! Please! They need to pay something extra for odd schedule!

[Anonymous]

$10/hr and they should reimburse you for driving on the job at the IRS rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here - no less than $12/h
You are using your car, your gas, your mileages and Sunday ?!?! Please! They need to pay something extra for odd schedule!

Agree with this. You need to figure out what would make it worth it to you. Its not a lot of hours and its on the weekend. I would want $100/weekend guaranteed to maintain that availability for them. This isn't a share. Its not even that formal. Its weekend babysitting. Give a slight discount for your daughter coming along, but if they are older and similar in age its really not that serious for 8 hours on the weekends.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps we are odd, but when our babysitter brings her child along, we do not change her rate given that our toddler really enjoys having the other child around. Also I feel that it build good will between us, and makes it more likely that she will stick with us for the long haul. Since it is a fairly low number of hours, I probably would pay $15. But if it was just my child alone I would pay around 17 or 18...

[Anonymous]

I'm assuming you are in DC so I would do $100 for the weekend.
If you are in MD or VA probably a little less

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps we are odd, but when our babysitter brings her child along, we do not change her rate given that our toddler really enjoys having the other child around. Also I feel that it build good will between us, and makes it more likely that she will stick with us for the long haul. Since it is a fairly low number of hours, I probably would pay $15. But if it was just my child alone I would pay around 17 or 18...

You are totally decent. Thank you. I had a similar set-up for two years. The mom loved having my child over. She was a pediatrition, btw, and was happy to pay my regular rates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps we are odd, but when our babysitter brings her child along, we do not change her rate given that our toddler really enjoys having the other child around. Also I feel that it build good will between us, and makes it more likely that she will stick with us for the long haul. Since it is a fairly low number of hours, I probably would pay $15. But if it was just my child alone I would pay around 17 or 18...

You are totally decent. Thank you. I had a similar set-up for two years. The mom loved having my child over. She was a pediatrition, btw, and was happy to pay my regular rates.

My children's nanny also occasionally brings her DC along as well if she needs to. I don't decrease her rate when she brings him either because, like PP said, it builds good will between us. My children like to play with her DC so it's fine and I'm not going to decrease her pay for the few times a month she brings him. She was with us for a long time before her child care situation changed and so, because she is a good nanny and we have built a relationship of give and take from both sides I am happy to help her out and let her bring him. BUT, I'm not going to pretend it's better for my children that way. And btw, I'm a pediatrician too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps we are odd, but when our babysitter brings her child along, we do not change her rate given that our toddler really enjoys having the other child around. Also I feel that it build good will between us, and makes it more likely that she will stick with us for the long haul. Since it is a fairly low number of hours, I probably would pay $15. But if it was just my child alone I would pay around 17 or 18...

You are totally decent. Thank you. I had a similar set-up for two years. The mom loved having my child over. She was a pediatrition, btw, and was happy to pay my regular rates.

My children's nanny also occasionally brings her DC along as well if she needs to. I don't decrease her rate when she brings him either because, like PP said, it builds good will between us. My children like to play with her DC so it's fine and I'm not going to decrease her pay for the few times a month she brings him. She was with us for a long time before her child care situation changed and so, because she is a good nanny and we have built a relationship of give and take from both sides I am happy to help her out and let her bring him. BUT, I'm not going to pretend it's better for my children that way. And btw, I'm a pediatrician too.

I would agree that if you have more than one child, you don't need to be as concerned as you'd be if you had only one child.
Thank you for sharing that overall, it worked out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps we are odd, but when our babysitter brings her child along, we do not change her rate given that our toddler really enjoys having the other child around. Also I feel that it build good will between us, and makes it more likely that she will stick with us for the long haul. Since it is a fairly low number of hours, I probably would pay $15. But if it was just my child alone I would pay around 17 or 18...

You are totally decent. Thank you. I had a similar set-up for two years. The mom loved having my child over. She was a pediatrition, btw, and was happy to pay my regular rates.

My children's nanny also occasionally brings her DC along as well if she needs to. I don't decrease her rate when she brings him either because, like PP said, it builds good will between us. My children like to play with her DC so it's fine and I'm not going to decrease her pay for the few times a month she brings him. She was with us for a long time before her child care situation changed and so, because she is a good nanny and we have built a relationship of give and take from both sides I am happy to help her out and let her bring him. BUT, I'm not going to pretend it's better for my children that way. And btw, I'm a pediatrician too.

Sorry, this isn't a nanny job. Its a babysitting job that would be difficult to fill without being flexible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is the situation
I am a nanny and have my own daughter. I would like to do a share with another family (bring my daughter to work). They need me on Saturdays and Sundays 8am-noon and need me to drive (probably not a lot of driving but I will be using my own car). They will host us. Both kids are toddlers.
How much they should pay?

Thank you for any advise from nannies and families!

How much would you be able to make per hour if you weren't bringing DD with you?

I agree with PP who said this is a babysitting job with odd hours to fill - I don't think you'll need to decrease your rate as much as you would if it were a 9-5 Mon-Fri situation.

[Anonymous]

I would not do it for less than $13/h You can give them some kind of discount for bringing your child to work but remember that this is weekend babysitting and having own child will entertain their child especially if they are around the same age so i would not feel like this is something special.

Families who pay low rates probably have to look for a nanny very often. Families childcare costs! If you cannot afford a nanny then stay home and watch your own child! (Sorry just my five cents after i saw this $8-10/h )

[Anonymous]

I am a mom and my nanny brings her child to work once a week (on fridays) and i absolutely love it. My child loves her daughter. I do not pay her less. If I needed a nanny for such an odd hours I believe I would pay extra.
Its so hard to find a nanny who is willing to get up so early on Sundays!