Weekend rate for nanny

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Hi all - we are thinking of leaving DS with our wonderful nanny for the weekend. What would be a reasonable rate to pay her? DS is 19mths and sleeps through 7:30-7. We pay her £10/hr net (we're in London). It would be too costly to pay her that rate for the weekend and we will prob end up not going but on the other hand, she is looking after him on her own for 48hrs so don't want to be unfair. What have other people done?

Some nannies will do it for around £150 per 24 hour period.

You don't pay for every hour. Pay for the time he is awake and £30 - £50 for each night on top? Plus dinner/snacks/drink.

One could say that the day rate should be higher on weekend but since she is your regular nanny and your relationship is good and she is familiar with the child i guess she would be happy to do it for the same rate.

So 24 x 10= £240 plus £60 - £100 for 2 nights= £300 - £340? (plus the food and kitty money)

At £10/hour it's usually around £200/24 worked out as full rate 7-7, babysit 7-midnight and sleepover fee of £30. See if she'll negotiate a little given that your DS sleeps through.

I don't know anyone that charges their hourly rate overnight for a child who is sleeping through. It's only if they wake usually.

48hours I'm assuming Friday work finish time to Sunday evening?

hello many nannies charge £150-£200 per 24hrs

i charge (outside of London) £150 / 24 hours.
In London Id be much nearer the £200 / 24 hours

also, probably should whisper it, but i think many nannies (esp your own nanny) would do it for cash in hand

£200 here per 24hrs- so £400 in all

7am-midnight at £10 my usual rate so £170 - i charge same for bs rate (7pm-midnight)

plus £30 sleepover fee

Do you charge the same if it is for the family you are employed?

generally yes, though if just over 48/60/72hrs i round down as i love my family

I needed my nanny to do 2 lots of all day and overnight care for a couple of days fairly close together, and the whole thing was going to cost me a lot, so I asked her if she would mind taking 9 hours off the calculation and taking a day off in lieu, her choice of day, and she was happy to do that. That reduced the amount I had to pay, and let the nanny have a day off when she wanted.

Thanks Blondes

Thanks everybody! We're looking for Fri after work til Sunday afternoon so close to 48hrs. Very helpful to find out what the norm is and great tip chitchatingagain - may try that as it's going to add up to be a v expensive weekend away! (now understand why a lot of people move to be closer to their parents when they have kids...:-)