To ask how much you would pay....

[Bellyrub1980]

... friend who is stepping in to babysit for a whole day?

My lovely friend has agreed to look after my 20mo DD all day soon. She is in debt and I'd like to pay her the 'going rate' but I have no idea what that is.

What should I give her per hour?

As a one off I'd make sure she had all food and drinks needed and would give her a tenner for the day, for spends. Then I'd probably give her £50 at the end of the day as well.

The "going rate" here is £7-£8 but DD says that it depends on the time (i.e. after midnight can be higher), the number of children and how well you know the family.

Minimum wage for over 25’s is £7.20 so at least that per hour, then maybe round it up. So if she was there 9-5 that would be 8 hours x £7.20 = £57.60 so round up to £60.

£10 an hour

Cheers! 7.30-5.30 so 10 hours

I hate to tell you this but for a 4 and 6 year old my DD gets 130 for that in SW London.

I had a friend baby sit my children whilst I went out for a few drinks at a wedding party.
The dc were already in bed so she had nothing to do with them. She was here 6-11 and we paid her £40.

Around £60 sounds good for an all day thing

It would depend, is she insured is she a professional if so then she would get the going rate for one of those.

If not then she wouldn't

Where are you, OP? For daytime 20-month old babysitting I'd pay £12/hr.

I'd give £50.

Those who are suggesting £50 for 10 hrs do realise it's well below minimum wage?

It's a friend watching not a professional baby sitter

A friend in need. It sounds as though the OP might want to know the upper limit of a reasonable babysitting fee so as to help her friend out?

If she is a mate and in financial bother giver her £100 if she is doing from 07:30-17:30 better to have her onside than thinking you have short changed her, esp. if you want her to do it again.

Those who are suggesting £50 for 10 hrs do realise it's well below minimum wage?

It is a mate helping another mate out. Not a fully trained and insured professional.

I think £60 + make sure you cover lunch or entry to something if they are going out.

I'd say £90.

£9 an hour seems fair to me.

But friend is in financial difficulties and doing a big favour. I wouldn't like to feel I was shortchanging her, if I were the OP.

£100 seems reasonable for a full day. Of course if the arrangement becomes more permanent, that would be different.

I'd stick £100 in a thank you card.

I would pay £10 per hour.

I pay my childminder £5/hour for a school child incl. food. Toddlers under 2 cost more, I think she take £7/hour incl. food.

Regarding minimum wage - most childminders have more than one child in their care so you could say with £5-7/hr they are over the minimum wage due to the fact they multiply the income. This is why nannies are normally more expensive

I was going to say £50 too.

I gave 90 when DS1's mate's mum looked after DS2 from 9, and DS2 and 1 (and her own son) from 3 til 5.

going rate around here is £10/hour take-home for a nanny (one day thing - and she didn't have a job at the time so I doubt any tax would have been due anyway)

I'd say £10 an hour, upto about £100.

I'd pay at least minimum wage, regardless of whether she's qualified and insured, you obviously trust her enough to leave your child with her for 10 hours so why wouldn't you pay at least the minimum going rate?

I pay £7 per hour for my babysitter.