Overnight care

[desperatehousewife101]

A local Mum is on nights at the hospital in our city and has been asking for some overnight babysitting for her 2 NT children.
What is reasonable to charge for just a sleep-in adult (and fellow Mum).

I would say that minimum wage applies throughout, so that would be the minimum. It could mean looking at £80-£100 depending on the hours involved. Lower if they can find a teenager.

It's a high demand service as so few people offer it.

You should get at least minimum wage ... which at £4 per child per hour is orerty reasonable childminding rates.

Part of me says god I don't want her to have to give a big proportion of her wage over to me when she's a single Mum but so many people do this Day to Day!

If you're registered she might be able to claim the costs?

You would charge a higher rate for their hours awake and a minimal one for when they are asleep.

Night work in other industries can be paid higher rate than daytime but in childcare it often is not. The care sector recently lost a court case concerning night workers in care homes, so my understanding from the court case is that minimum wage applies.

Children may sleep or may not. The latter often being the case in my experience - they may sleep for a while but then wake upset. Don't undervalue the work involved and don't expect to get undisturbed sleep as you will be responsible for other people's children so you will be alert to the slightest sound.

A colleague used to pay £370 for Friday evening to Sunday late evening for two kids if that gives a bench mark.

I would have to agree with nannynick that'll still depend on the hours being rendered.

To put it in perspective, a sleep in duty from 10pm - 7am for a local authority pays £45 per night.

Just wanted to update , I said £90 to her for 7pm-7:30am and she said she was thinking more £30 !!

£30??? She having a laugh

At the very least nmw

I just didn't reply to her. I get that she earns x amount and that childcare is y amount but that's life eh!