Evening rate for qualified babysitter?

[squishinglittlefatcheeks]

Hi I am just wondering what is the appropriate pay for my babysitter on Saturday evening?

She is a qualified NVQ Level 3 nursery carer, but she will essentially be coming over to watch tv as my LO will be asleep by the time she comes.

She gets paid roughly £8.50/hr for her normal day job and previously I've paid her a much higher hourly rate when I needed her to do some intense babysitting in the evening (ie entertaining and calming down a small overtired grouchy toddler in a noisy environment).

So just wondering what's appropriate here as it's a low intensity job but also is her Saturday evening?

Thanks

£8-10 per hour.
Have you got other options? I don't babysit for my nanny families because they get a teenager for £5 an hour. This means mum and dad can go out more often and teenager get paid and reference in the future.

I would use this as a guide but pay slightly more www.sitters.co.uk/cost.aspx . I am in my mid 30s with over 10 years of childcare experience, NVQ 3 qualified, first aid trained etc and I charge £7.50 for watching somebody elses tv and eating a couple of their biscuits.

I used to pay £12 per hour to qualified evening sitters. It is more than the hourly rate that most people get for childcare work but coming to my house in the evening involves unsociable work hours and travel costs.

If the child will be asleep, your mad to pay a qualified babysitter when a competent teenager would do the job just as well. It's what they're there for!

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Yes I know a lot of people would use a teenager but I don't know anyone around here well enough to borrow their teenager to babysit.

So how do I discuss with her what the appropriate pay for her is?

Negotiate. Remember that nanny has done either full day's / week's work and might not want to babysit. I get paid nanny rate until children asleep in bed, then couple of quid less when they are asleep.

Thanks that's very helpful