to think £25 for babysitting 3 children until 3am on New Years Day is disgustingly stingy.

[TaggieCampbellBlack]

DD and her friend. Both 14.
Parents said they'd be back shortly after midnight. Finally rolled in at 3am.

DD and friend slept over but were expecting them home before 3.

Stingy bastards handed over £25 this morning.



And also more than a little surprised. That isn't the done thing really is it? Getting in 3 hours late.

[Meglet]

Yanbu!!

I pay the nursery staff £15 for 2 hours on a normal evening.

[Greythorne]

What time did they begin babysitting?

I pay a neighbour's dd ?5 an hour before midnight, ?10 thereafter.

[vintageviolets]

Is that £12.50 each?

[Earlybird]

Sounds stingy.

What, do you think, would have been fair payment?

[NilentSight]

£25 each or to be split? What payment was arranged beforehand?

[Lueji]

Tell your DD to charge overtime.

At least double rate.

Next time she'll be more careful with the arrangements.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

I think £25 for babysitting is good actually - I wouldn't expect it to be an hourly rate. However, 3 hours late is very rude and they should at least have checked that the girls were okay and didn't mind them being late.

[penguinplease]

that is rude, I'd have to say something to those parents if I were you, what is the connection between them and the people they babysat for?
At the very least it should have been £25 each though I pay £9 per hour for a sitter for my 3 kids and £11 after midnight.. and we are always home early and leave nice things for her.. trust her though 100% so worth it for peace of mind..

[ohfunnyhoneyface]

So stingy!

Get them to agree a price in future.

[HecatePropolos]

No. It's not right.

But were they really expecting to arrive home just after midnight? Isn't that when the celebrations start?

I wouldn't be happy either.

I think it's a lesson for your daughter to arrange fees in advance, including extra for if they're late.

Poor thing. £12.50 each?

They have really been taken advantage of and I'd be telling those parents so.

[ratbagcatbag]

Hmmmm, tough one, I used to babysit and get around a tenner which also involved an overnight stay and hae no idea wht time the parents came back as I was asleep. However I used to also get left money for takeaway and be able to use the Internet when it was first around and a really clunky novelty.

That said i would expect the going rate to be around 10 to 20 fir a normal night, then I'd probably give around 30 for nye and leave takeaway money.

[Lueji]

It should definitely be hourly, or provide a bed and breakfast.

[Earlybird]

Another question: if the parents got home at 3AM, how did your dd/her friend get home?

[yohohoho]

Depends on alot of things.

Firstly you can't compare it to nursery staff. They are trained people, of course they cost more.

what rate was agreed. And why were there 2 of them. I wouldn't pay both to babysit.

I pay ours £7 per hour. But she works at as nursery. If I was paying a teenager I would pay that much. Prob £5-6. I certainly wouldn't pay £5-6 per person.

[Sirzy]

Each?

[yohohoho]

Oh and who were they babysitting for?

[RobotLover68]

I gave my 15 y/o £20 the other night for less than 4 hours - I'd have given them £25 each

[TheNebulousBoojum]

They need to negotiate rates and times before the event next time.
Yes, if the parents said they'd be back shortly after midnight, I'd take that to mean before 12.30am. They took advantage and paid poorly.

[TaggieCampbellBlack]

£25 between them. Started at 8pm.

Was arranged by friend so I don't know them, otherwise I may be forced to have wirds.

I've told her next time they need to do an hourly rate with double after midnight.

But what on earth were the parents thinking? Stupid? Stingy? Or deliberately taking advantage? Gits.

[Greythorne]

Meglet
Nursery staff and 14 year olds can't expect to be paid the same!

[MrsMelons]

£25 is good for normal babysitting but not on NYE and not when you are responsible for children until 3am!

I pay my babysitter £5 an hour roughly and often give an extra fiver if after midnight so never less than £20 for an evening really.

When I babysat on NYE when I was 14 (so 19 years ago) I was paid £60!

[Ihatemytoes]

Earlybird, read the OP.

[HopAndSkip]

Did they not arrange a rate before hand? i charge £8.50 per hour babysitting, would expect about £12-15 per hour NYE. Though i am qualified in childcare.
Have you had a word with the parents? Maybe because of their age they thought the children wouldn't be doing anything anyway and that as there were 2 of them it wasn't really much of a hassle for them to spend the evening together?

[pictish]

Tbh I think getting £25 for an evening's babysitting (even till 3 am) at the age of 14 is pretty bloody good going!

I wouldn't pay out double for two sitters either. I'd only actually need onbe, so that's all I'd pay for. If the sitter wanted to bring a friend and split the takings then that would be up to them. I wouldn't pay twice!!

£25 for an evening's sitting till 3am is quite enough.

[TheDoctrineOfSnatch]

£25 from 8 til midnight would seem ok, just over £6 per hour. Maybe if they were asleep after that the parents didn't think they paid for the sleeping part. I'm assuming the parents wanted one babysitter but were happy for a friend to tag along for company.

How many kids were they sitting for?