CM CLUB - Do you do Overnight Care? If so, please come and tell me about your charges...............

[looneytune]

Yippeeeeeeeeee, The lady from OFSTED........she say YEAH!!

Right, so now I am waiting for a certificate to come through with my Overnight Care etc on. Parents of my double pay baby want me to have her on 19th July (pending cert) so I really need to get my ar*e in gear and decide what I am going to charge (going on holiday on Monday so not around for 2 weeks).

What do YOU charge?
Do you charge higher if young baby?
Do you charge by the hour or a set fee for the night?

HELP!!!

Thanks

Well done - what did you have to do?

Thanks

I emailed a letter detailing my requests (as also asked for more children), Overnight Care policy (thanks to ajj for help with that ) and an overnight care questionnaire to Ofsted over the weekend so they saw it on Monday. Next thing the inspector called and asked to come Friday and hey presto, within a week all agreed They just need to sort out the certificate for me. Only thing she recommended (for good practice, not I HAVE to) is that I put a smoke alarm in the room I'll use, mention in my policy that I won't drink alcohol whilst caring overnight and that I will always have a torch in my bedroom in case of a power cut. She was really lovely and was more interested in the fact I've had 2 babies from such a young age and how fab my playroom

You thought about having a whistle.?

Congratulations looneytune see some OFSTED people are human!!!!!

Thanks OO

Jelly - all under control ta, just need to sort out charges

well done
Glad policy was a help.

Thanks ajj and YES, it was VERY helpful

So, ANYONE apart from PinkChick want to tell me their charges????

Spooky spooky ... I had every intention of starting a similar thread, and you've done it for me. Thanks Looney!

I have never had any inclination whatsoever to offer overnight care - I have very very busy days, and that's enough.

However, dh is going to be working away most weekdays, and I made a joke to some of my parents that perhaps I should start having children overnight, but that I would have to charge extortionate rates to make it worth my while (my time off is very very precious to me).

Anyway, one set of parents actually said that they would be very interested, despite exhorbitant charges, so I thought I'd find out what rates CMs charge/what they offer for the money etc.

I have reliable information about a CM who does a couple of overnights per month for occasional children from Social Services, and gets paid £150 - £170 per night!!

Oh, glad to be of help TP! Actually, haven't really had many replies so far though

PinkChick said in her area it's about £5-6 ph, something like that. And when I was chatting on email to this baby's mum, I mentioned I needed to research charges and she replied with this.........'Re: charges for overnight care, only experience I have of this is registered Nursery Nurses/Childminders etc offering babysitting services and rates ranged from £6-8 per hour.'

I'm the same as you, my evenings are MY time and very precious so the charges have to make it worth my while!!! After all, no alcohol when doing overnight care!!!!

Soooooooooooo, please, please, please can we have some more examples of charges? I want to see if it varies a lot?

TIA

On my training i was told about £50 but you could break it down on the hours ie from 7-7 are say 7.50 or will you offer a flat fee? What time will pick up be? Most that i have seen are very early like 7am.

Cheers JellyJelly - I think these parents will want me from say 8.30 Thurs til 6pm Fri, that type thing?

Maybe hourly up to a certain point, and then a flat fee for the sleeping bit, and then hourly after 7am again?

My old CM did overnights and charged £40 (I think) for an night. Drop off was at 6pm, pick up was 10am, unless it was during the week and the child was booked in for the day. If they want you from Thursday till friday evening, you should get all day friday rate then add the overnight on top.

I do occasional weekend nannying and charge £80 9am-6pm then £50 from 6pm-9am.

I know some nannies who charge a higher hourly rate if the baby/child wakes in the night.

For those of you who do overnights, is it for children that you mind during the day (who need occasional overnights), is it for anybody who needs occasional overnights, or do you have regular overnight bookings (for shiftworkers, for instance)?

Hope that made sense!

I charge £45 per night.
My current overnight mindees stay just for 2 nights and no day times.
I am looking at another mindee who could arrive friday night and leave Sunday eve.