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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
I agree with this poster 100%. You will get a great and responsible nanny for that rate. |
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. |
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. |
Just pay $2k for the weekend, that should do it. |
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. |
$1000 is insane. We have done this and paid normal hourly rate + an extra $50 for the nights. |
That's normal for one child for 40-50 hours per week. |