I have been asked to have my mindee while p away for week

[saff]

i have their ds from 8-6 enery day and ds good sleeper would mean a weekend also informing ofstead although p wants it done as a favour and she will give me a bit extra............yes you read right what about charges etc need some more perspectives.

Firstly you need to be registered for overnight care otherwise you're not insured and could get in trouble (although if NO pay overnight then you MAY be ok but no way would I do that for a week for a mindee!!)

I personally charge £70 a night - this rate was set by the parent who uses me for overnight care.

There is another overnight care thread and Rose has put her charges too.

HTH

I know people who have left DC with CM for a w/e or overnight, but it was a professional arrangement. Develop some 'overnight rates'.

Not at all reasonable that you do it as a favour.

Our daytime nanny once had DS overnight - I paid her for an extra day.

yes I think she is hoping to pay about £50 my worry is if i did it as a favour what if something happened and she needed medical help or something would i still remain a favour doer or a sueable cm

£50 for the week, or £50 a night?

Personally, I think you need to do it officially. Supose the parents innocently / absentmindedly mentioned it to a busybody? Suppose you have some future row or dispute with them and your professionalism is called to account? Suppose there is an accident?

Contracts are to cover the eventualities you least want to happen - and it's in that eventuality that you need everything to be squeaky clean. IMO.

If you're doing it for money, you've got to do it above board. Its just not worth the risk. Are you set up at home to have mindee all week? What about sleeping arrangements. I don't know how quickly Ofsted amend for overnight care, because I've never needed to know, but Rose or Nosnowthen will know whether they come out and check arrangements. Its an awfully big ask imho, but if its £50 a night, I supposed I'd cope!

no girls ,the week

I would insist on it being all above board with anything necessary in wiriting. You need protection should anything go wrong.

£50 for the week?

No way - that is seriously taking the piss. Don't do it at all.

God, your livelihood at stake for a whole load of extra work and responsibility, and £50?

Is she saying £50 for the week as it is only a few extra hours at the end of wach day and the child will be alseep for a lot of it?

What will the parents be off doing?

But it isn't just a few extra hours of normal childminding work, is it?

Putting to bed, getting up, clothes and laundry, the non-stop being on duty, lack of family time, interruption of own children's routine, potential for disturbance in night, even for a common cold or cough...

Oh I know. I am wondering if the mother sees it as just the same but for a few more hours.

My nanny has stayed over a couple of times for various reasons and we pay her £70 net for the night. It's a huge responsibility and I really don't think you should do it unless you have all the proper authorisations/insurances and you must be paid well.

God grieve, £50 for the week! Not a chance then. My fees are 50% extra for unsocialable hours, so that would amount to around £60 per night. (7 til 7)

£50 for the week is outragouse

as a nanny IF i do over night i charge babysitting rate til 2300... then £30 for the night sleeping hours. (i always do this on working days so am just paid for my normal nanny duties the hours inbetween)

Many nannies i know charge £150 per 24 hours... I dont normally do that, but if hypothetically my bosses wanted me to ahve the chidlren during the weekend that would be what i woudl suggest! (cant imagine my bosses would go away for the weekend without the chidlren anyway)

Thing is, in any other profession, who would be expected to be paid, time & half for a late night & Saturday, and double time for nights and Sundays. It is just not acceptable. So in answer to you OP, either do it completely above board and she pays the going rate or don't do it at all. I have a feeling that when she realised how much its going to cost her, she won't ask you anyway!

£50 per week???? Madness. I agree, above board and for the proper rate or not at all!

saff - the week? Is the parent crazy? In our area (noticed from another post that you were quite local) even an evening babysitting is paid more than they are offering.
For an overnight, I sometimes do it for £100 per night (at the families own home, as I'm not registered to provide it at my home).

Agree with others, if you are providing overnight care (that's 2am to 6am, legally) then you need to have the correct variation paperwork from Ofsted.

does she mean £50 on top of what she normally pays you for the week?

yes on top she thinks shes being quite generous as ds will be asleep. she will be in spain on holiday

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oh my god - the fecking nerve of that parent

LOL, what a joker she is! from 6.30pm-8.30 am 6.00 per hour£84 per night...does she want him there every night for a week or just two nights(weekend)?..give her the rates and see how hard she hits the ground and takes her child on hol instead of flitting off!..naughty woman!
£84 x 5 nights = £420 plus your normal weekly(day) fee..say £120 ish(mine is)..£540 cheaper to take little one with her!..but excellent if she comes to her senses!

Tell her overnight is huge responsability and this means you will be 'working' 24/7 for 7 days..no one else would do that for 50 scabby quid!

oh yes..you MUST be reg as weel, no reg for overnight, no insurance!

She'd pay far more than £50 a week to put a dog in kennels ffs!