How much to pay old nanny to watch child overnight?

[Anonymous]

We moved a little over a year ago but have stayed in touch with our son's former nanny who has been to visit us in our new location (about 2.5 hours away). We will be back in our old city for a wedding in a few months and were originally going to leave our son at home but decided to ask our former nanny if she wanted us to bring him and have him spend the night with her. We'd drop him off around 4 pm or so the day of the wedding and pick him up the next morning around 11 am. How much should we pay our former nanny to watch him? She was making $25/hour with us before we left and we had a provision for overnights that provided 8 hours of sleeping time that was compensated at $100 plus the regular rate for the rest of the hours. My son sleeps about 11-12 hours in reality (and did then as well, so I'm not sure why we said it was for only 8 hours), so I'm trying to figure out how much we should pay her now. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

More than you did when she was your full time nanny.

[Anonymous]

The rate I was recently quoted by a babysitter was $20 for each awake hour and $100 flat rate for sleeping hours

[Anonymous]

If I was your nanny I’d probably be expecting the same as what I was paid for similar situations in the past. But I also think it’s fair to offer $100 for the 12 sleeping hours and regular rate for the rest. Especially if this is in her own home it’s less of an incovienence as she can sleep in her own bed, get laundry/cleaning done at home, etc. I would leave money for them to order pizza or something for dinner though.

[Anonymous]

She is going to expect the same compensation, not less. Plus she is having your son at her home, which is harder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More than you did when she was your full time nanny.

Why more?

I'm not trying to be cheap since she was paid for 100+ hours per pay period before, so tons of OT, all on the books, plenty of benefits, etc. I'm just thinking it's not worth it for us to even bring him if it's going to cost me hundreds of dollars. The other option is he could stay in town with my in-laws and be perfectly happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More than you did when she was your full time nanny.

Why more?

I'm not trying to be cheap since she was paid for 100+ hours per pay period before, so tons of OT, all on the books, plenty of benefits, etc. I'm just thinking it's not worth it for us to even bring him if it's going to cost me hundreds of dollars. The other option is he could stay in town with my in-laws and be perfectly happy.

Because she working on the weekend and having him at her home.

Let him stay in town with your in laws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More than you did when she was your full time nanny.

Why more?

I'm not trying to be cheap since she was paid for 100+ hours per pay period before, so tons of OT, all on the books, plenty of benefits, etc. I'm just thinking it's not worth it for us to even bring him if it's going to cost me hundreds of dollars. The other option is he could stay in town with my in-laws and be perfectly happy.

Why do you think you should be paying her less?! That makes no sense.

Keep him home with the in laws.

[Anonymous]

I would pay her the same as you did before-hourly for all waking hours and the flat fee overnight. Back when I babysat/nannied a family who I had worked for during date nights and occasional full days asked me to come in after a few months off. I agreed-it was for five hours in a place that took me an hour and a half each way on public transit, but at that time $20/hour (so $100) was worth it to me. Imagine my surprise when the mother decided to come back home after only three hours, pay me for only three hours, and pay me $17 for each hour hour. I made half of what I was counting on and still had to sit in someone else's house on a Saturday night when I could've been doing schoolwork, spending time with my own family or friends, or relaxing at home. I never agreed to sit for them again, and I was pissed. I would imagine that after giving up her privacy and a whole afternoon/evening/night/morning she would be too.

[Anonymous]

In your situation since you are bringing your child only so he can spend time with the nanny, I would ask her if she wants to see your child and have him overnight? If she is free and happy to spend time with him I would do $150 (or how much ever you want to give) as a thank you/holiday gift to the nanny and *not* as payment for babysitting. I would leave my child at home if we or nanny thought this was a transaction for babysitting.

[Anonymous]

Good lord, you ASK her!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She is going to expect the same compensation, not less. Plus she is having your son at her home, which is harder.

Absolutely correct. If you want someone to take care of your little brat in the nights when your sleeping, don't try to be cheap. Pay us what we are worth.

[Anonymous]

I charge hourly until 11pm then again at 7am. Flat rate of $75 for overnight.

[Anonymous]

Hourly for all awake hours + $100 overnight fee. That’s actually very common for nannies to babysit overnight.

[Anonymous]

Since you have an established rate with her I'd simply do that. Can't think of any good reason why it would be more or less - especially given that your hourly and overnight rates are more than fair marketplace numbers.