How much should we pay a nanny for a weekend?

[scampadoodle]

DH & I have been offered a weekend away (free!) No kids though (hurrah!) We've arranged for a lovely, experienced girl to look after our 2 DS's (She used to work for a friend & I've met her - she's great). Trouble is, neither of us knows what the going rate is for such a job.
DS's are 4.4 and 20 months, VERY rumbustious! She would be in sole charge from about 8am Saturday to 8pm Sunday. We have a fairly strict bedtime routine so they would be tucked up by about 7.30pm, but they do get up early (6-ish). The little one still has a nap. We live in North London - nice big house with satellite telly (she lives west London). Park nearby.

Can anyone help? I was thinking maybe £200 cash in hand???

1- Perhaps if you don't want to be seen to be picking a fight, you might like to stop shouting your very agressive words.
2- You are way out of line to be posting other people's real name on the internet without their consent. Believe you owe my lovely nanny an apology.
3- You pissed me me off when you suggested that the amount of money parents spends on childcare is a reflection of how much they do (or don't) love their children. The truth is it is a more accurate reflection of their own income.
4- I don't really want to go round back, I expected you to take that in jest.

5- Rather presumptuous of you to think that your rather unintelligent arguments here are going to render you victorious.

Thank MrsBigD and Jura.

I havn't used my nanny overnight but we have agreed in her contract that babysitting is £4 an hour when he is asleep and £5 an hour (normal hourly rate) when he is awake.
For 8am Sat - 8pm sunday that would be £170 and if I wanted her to do that I'd offer a £50 sleepover bonus so £220 in total.

I'd offer £50 extra as he's not the best sleeper right now. If he reliably slept 7pm-6am then it might be £30.
I think i'd definitly offer a £50 bonus if shes not your usual nanny - new house etc.

I am a live in weekend nanny, working from 5.30 on a Friday until 7 on Sunday evening. I get paid £150 for the weekend. Judging by the comments on here I think I'm being underpaid??? 😔

Also, this thread is 10 years old, so add inflation into your calculations.
(Waits for self appointed zombie thread police)

Despite this thread being 10 years old.. Yes 1nanny you really are being underpaid!!!