How much to look after DD overnight in Scotland?

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Want to take DH away for a couple nights. DD's key worker from nursery (experienced nanny) would be happy to take DD from nursery, look after her overnight and take her to nursery in the mornings. It would be to stay in our house, I'd prepare DD's food, pay for fuel to and from nursery, base/car seat into her car and stock the fridge.

Is there anything I've forgotten and how much should I be expecting to pay. I'm leaning towards £100 per day, is that enough?

I'd say that might be too much actually!

I mean if it was strictly 48 hours multiplied by £5/hour than that should be £240, but that's just silly!
she's in nursery for some of that time and I presume they are going to be sleeping at some point, so although she's there it shouldn't be an hourly rate, but a sort of reasonable arrangement.

what did she say she wanted to charge?

I mean if you can afford £100/day do it by all means, but it seems a bit steep to me.

(how can you put a price on someone looking after your child is another discussion entirely - level of care based on money paid etc - not an issue here)

DD does half days at nursery so even if I paid £5 an hour for the hours spent looking after DD outside nursery it would still come to £90.

It does seem a lot doesn't it but after a bit of ringing round £100 is about right. God, this isn't something we're going to be doing too often that's for sure! At least we'll know DD was well looked after, she adores her teacher.

I would say it sounds about right, and if your DD adores her teacher and she is as good as you say then its worth paying that for peace of mind and to know that you will not have to be checking your mobile every 10 mins.

I see what you mean, and of course the right person is worth her/his weight in gold or diamonds...

I'd really just ask her what she's expecting,
if less what you think you can always give extra cash or a special gift on top, if more you'd better know in advance!!!

As she'll have no other expenses and sounds like a lovely person, I'm sure she'll be reasonable!

Pay her a reasonable babysitting rate for the hours outside nursery that dd is awake, maybe £7 an hour, then an overnight rate, maybe £35.