Cost of nanny for overnight

[Anonymous]

What's the cost of a nanny for overnight for two kids? Both kids sleep through the night.

[Anonymous]

You current nanny? Ask her.

I have a “travel rate” for 24 hour periods that I use for overnights of $400.

[Anonymous]

When I used to do overnights, I'd receive a certain hourly rate for most of the time, and then a flat $75 during sleeping time.

example:
Friday parents need me at noon, they return Sunday at noon

Friday: noon-9/10 pm hourly rate
9/10 pm until 6/7 am flat $75

Saturday: 6/7 am - 9/10 pm hourly rate
9/10 pm until 6/7 am flat $75

Sunday: 6/7 am - noon hourly rate

[Anonymous]

I generally charge my regular hourly rate until 10:00pm and a flat rate of $50 for overnight, then start hourly rate at 6:00am.

[Anonymous]

I charge my same rate but forego overtime. If I can’t leave, I’m working. I don’t get why other nannies don’t charge their regular rate. I hate being away from my home and never sleep that well at my employers.

[Anonymous]

When we have done this with our nanny we pay overtime rates for all hours beyond her normal workday when the kids are awake, and $75 for the overnight when the kids are sleeping.

If we're gone for a couple of days we also give her a comp day or something so she isn't working 10+ days in a row.

[Anonymous]

Depends.

If you can guarantee that your children will sleep through the night, I do a flat rate of $50-100 (depends on number/age of kids) to cover 8 sleep hours, ending whenever they usually wake up. If you can’t guarantee that, but you THINK they’ll sleep through, I let you know that it’ll be flat rate of $100 if they stay asleep and hourly if I have to get up with them. And if you know they wake up, I appreciate the heads up, but you’re still paying hourly.

My hourly rate varies between families based on number and age of children, duties, etc.

For a family with one 6yo (6 pm Sat -noon Sun) and no cooking or other duties, they would pay $20*4 (6-10) + $50 + $20*6 = 80+50+120=$250.

For a family with toddler twins and an older child, who need me to cook 2-3 meals (same hours), they would pay me a minimum of $25*4+$100+$25*6=100+100+156=$350.

If the family is going to gone 24 hours or more, I set a flat 24 hour rate, regardless of whether kids sleep through or not. For a family with up to three kids 5yo or older, it’s $300/day, $350 for 4+ older kids. For a family with any child under 5, it’s $350 for 1, $400 for 2, $450 for 3 and $500 for 4+ kids. I assume I will be cooking, possibly doing laundry if they’re gone long enough.

If a parent is going to be unreachable and/or out-of-state, I insist on having authorization to start emergency medical treatment. Without that paper in hand, I’m not staying with your children.

[Anonymous]

You nannies are cheating yourselves. You should charge your OT rate for all hours. Being on duty 24 hours straight is too much.

[Anonymous]

I charge regular hourly up until the kids fall asleep and then a flat $100 for the night. I typically do week long stints, and want it to be worth bei away from my home for that time.

[Anonymous]

For occasional overnights, I was paid for all hours until kids bedtime plus an overnight fee of $150. Then I was paid my regular rate again starting when kids woke up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You nannies are cheating yourselves. You should charge your OT rate for all hours. Being on duty 24 hours straight is too much.

10.15 here. I only do overnights as listed for other families, which means that there’s no overtime unless it’s over 2 days. As a live-in nanny who works hours up to 24/7, overnight care is either already part of my contract or it’s not available to a family.

This question was addressing a rare occurrence; the salary for a live-in nanny habitually doing 24+ hour care is much different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I generally charge my regular hourly rate until 10:00pm and a flat rate of $50 for overnight, then start hourly rate at 6:00am.

This except I charge hourly until 11pm.

[Anonymous]

I charge my hourly rate for every hour worked except from 10 pm - 6 am. Those 8 hours cost $100. If a child wakes me up during those hours, an additional $20 is added each time.

[Anonymous]

I think if a Nanny has permission to sleep while the kids sleep, that she should not be paid hourly.

A reduced rate of $100 - nothing less however.

What most parents do not take into consideration is that when the parents are not home, children may have difficulty sleeping a regular sleep like they do usually.
So therefore the Nanny should be paid accordingly.