$1000 flat for weekend babysitting

[Anonymous]

I think $1,000 is too much to offer, but if that is what you are willing to pay, go for it.

I don't do over nights often, but the last time I did, I accepted a set rate. I babysat from Sunday at noon until Monday at noon, and I think I charged $150. The baby was asleep from 1PM-2PM and again from 7 PM to almost 9 AM (the parents and I were both shocked, he NEVER sleeps lol), so I was only really working for about 9 hours. I brought my laptop, and I finished a ton of schoolwork during that time. It was a win-win situation!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this a fair amount? It would be Friday and Saturday nights. Total hours would be about 48, maybe a bit more.

No. Over 4p hours, OT for extra 8 hours. However, 99 out of 100 will jump at offer.

Legally you only have to pay for 16 hours each day. 8 hours at night nannies don't have to be paid for if they are aloud to sleep. So it's really 32 hours. 16 at night go unpaid. This is why 24 nannies are becoming more common. It's free labor really at night.

Allowed not aloud.

I would have to have a guarantee that I would have 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep for me not to charge for those 8 hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$1000 a weekend will get you every single nanny available to apply. It doesn't matter if it's $10/hr or $20 because no one else gets paid 24 hours a day even while sleeping, so you will have to have a good way of weeding out the losers.

Wrong. I know several 24 hour nannies who get paid for every single hour they work. One who is getting paid $35/hr, so $840 every 24 hour shift (this is a high profile family)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$1000 a weekend will get you every single nanny available to apply. It doesn't matter if it's $10/hr or $20 because no one else gets paid 24 hours a day even while sleeping, so you will have to have a good way of weeding out the losers.

Wrong. I know several 24 hour nannies who get paid for every single hour they work. One who is getting paid $35/hr, so $840 every 24 hour shift (this is a high profile family)

Yes, we've all heard this story, we all believe you, now please run along.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this a fair amount? It would be Friday and Saturday nights. Total hours would be about 48, maybe a bit more.

No. Over 4p hours, OT for extra 8 hours. However, 99 out of 100 will jump at offer.

Legally you only have to pay for 16 hours each day. 8 hours at night nannies don't have to be paid for if they are aloud to sleep. So it's really 32 hours. 16 at night go unpaid. This is why 24 nannies are becoming more common. It's free labor really at night.

Allowed not aloud.

I would have to have a guarantee that I would have 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep for me not to charge for those 8 hours.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this a fair amount? It would be Friday and Saturday nights. Total hours would be about 48, maybe a bit more.

No. Over 4p hours, OT for extra 8 hours. However, 99 out of 100 will jump at offer.

Legally you only have to pay for 16 hours each day. 8 hours at night nannies don't have to be paid for if they are aloud to sleep. So it's really 32 hours. 16 at night go unpaid. This is why 24 nannies are becoming more common. It's free labor really at night.

Allowed not aloud.

I would have to have a guarantee that I would have 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep for me not to charge for those 8 hours.

Exactly.

I'm so glad there are people like you since that means less competition for these awesome opportunities to earn hundreds of dollars just for sleeping at someone else house. I'm happy to make $75 for an overnight, my god if I was offered $1000 for a weekend!!!!!! I'd be so happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:17:36 again. I didn't explicitly state this, but thought I should add: yes, if you're talking about over 40 hours than legally overtime must be paid. And if you calculate that nanny is there for 48 hours at $1000 it comes out a regular rate of over $19/hr (19x40=760 + OT rate of $28.50 x 8 hours = $988 total).

So, again, it depends on nannies duties and how many children (and their ages, and if they are differently abled, etc), but $19/hr is a bit on the high end for the care of 1-2 non-infant non-special-needs kids.

AND, there is the fact that when most parents hire an overnight sitter, they generally arrange for a slightly lower rate during the hours the kids will be sleeping, or a slightly lower overall rate given that the nanny herself will also be sleeping on the job. Again, assuming there is not a special needs or infant child who is likely to be up at night, if the kids can be expected to sleep 11 hours each night (approx 8pm-7am?), and even if they don't nap, then the kids will be asleep for about 22 hours out of the 48 that nanny will be there, which is pretty high.

Anyway, again, I think $800 is fair, but $1000 might be better if you have an infant, special needs kids, expect additional chores, or want a highly qualified and experienced nanny.

I agree with this poster 100%. You will get a great and responsible nanny for that rate.

[Anonymous]

If I cannot leave - I am working. Period. I don't get the whole "reduced rate for a sleeping child" thing. If I am at your home overnight I am not at my own home and have to make arrangements for my dogs, kids, husband, cleaning, errands, etc. I am not relaxed. I will sleep but with one ear open for a child's cry.

I do not reduce my rate for overnight. Never.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I cannot leave - I am working. Period. I don't get the whole "reduced rate for a sleeping child" thing. If I am at your home overnight I am not at my own home and have to make arrangements for my dogs, kids, husband, cleaning, errands, etc. I am not relaxed. I will sleep but with one ear open for a child's cry.

I do not reduce my rate for overnight. Never.

You are under no obligation to deal with every single cry and whine. You are taking a reduced rate to be there overnight incase the house catches on fire you can run outside with the child or something like that. It's a reduced rate because of the remote possibility of needing to do anything. I've done overnights with all kinds of families, I've had older kids wake me up and tell me they peed the bed and I just tell them to sleep on the couch and we will handle it in the morning (when I am back on the clock at regular rate.) I just have to know what the expectations are.

[Anonymous]

We pay $125 per night, $12/ hr during the day (8-8). So $250+300= $550.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We pay $125 per night, $12/ hr during the day (8-8). So $250+300= $550.

If your child sleeps from 8-8, that's great for you! I'm curious to know what quality of nanny you could find in the DC area for 12/hr though.

[Anonymous]

Just pay $2k for the weekend, that should do it.

[Anonymous]

Lol 1000 for the weekend?!! That's crazy. There's certainly a range of normal, which I would say is 400-600. You're way above it.

[Anonymous]

$1000 is insane. We have done this and paid normal hourly rate + an extra $50 for the nights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We pay $125 per night, $12/ hr during the day (8-8). So $250+300= $550.

If your child sleeps from 8-8, that's great for you! I'm curious to know what quality of nanny you could find in the DC area for 12/hr though.

That's normal for one child for 40-50 hours per week.