Fees for Overnight Babysitter

I'd probably expect full pay for the hours your son is awake, half pay for the sleep time and a meal payed for/provided for that evening. Let us know what you end up doing, I'm curious!

I would suggest a flat rate to be negotiated with the babysitter. She'll need to fix and clean up after two to three meals and several snacks. Plus diapers and bath time, etc. Yes, she'll be watching TV and sleeping through some of that, but she is also doing more work than "normal." I bet somewhere around $100 would be agreeable.
S.

When I was babysitting overnights and weekends, I charged the regular rate for the hours that I was awake, so families generally paid me for 16-17 hours per day.

well since she would be watching him for about 8 hrs give or take, since its your regular sitter id come up with a number (probally about 8 hr pay) and ask her. But i think thats fair.
Thats always what i did with family i babysat for!

If I were the sitter, I would expect more than $100, honestly. Because even though she's not actively watching your son the whole time, she's "on the clock" at your house and can't go do whatever she'd like to do (you'd still have to pay a retail employee even if the store was empty). I actually think closer to $200 would be fair, but I agree with the suggestion that you talk it over with her beforehand. Rather than proposing a number, why don't you ask her what she was expecting and work from there. Good luck!

I believe that she should make $100 for the 18 hours of work, and at $13 an hour it would come to $234.00. Companies here in Central Florida charge a maximum of $19.00 and a minimum of $14.00 for one child plus transportation fee. You are required to provide two meals for the sitter during an 18 hours shift, and you have to tip her. You have a curfew, and must come back by 12:00 a.m. You do not go out at night often, and you also want her to babysit for your next parents' nightout. I noticed that families have been extremely unfair to domestic workers lately, and it started about 2 years ago due to the recession. There are more overqualified workers out there who are willing to work in the homes, because they cannot find jobs in their respective fields. A babysitter now is expected to watch children, keep them safe, entertained and happy, cook, clean the house, ran errands, drive kids to their activities, care for the pets (walk/bath/scoop), do laundry, iron clothes, clean windows, and do other household duties for less than minimum wage. It is unfair, and in some ads parents sound angry at prospective childcare providers . They resent the fact that a sitter gets to sit down, read a book, or watch tv. while the kids are asleep. A babysitter is not a combo domestic worker unless you had made previous arrangements with her, and she agreed to perform extra duties. You must pay extra for additional responsibilities around your home that have nothing to do with babysitting, and she also needs to make a living. The sitters sell their time, and have a right to sit down when the children are sleeping. If you are not sure what a babysitter's duties, salary, and responsibilities are you need to do some research or ask around. You should also have your priorities straight, and the safety of your kids should be number one. I would rather that my sitter keeps my children safe, clean, fed, happy, active, and entertained with games rather than having her clean my home while the kids are neglected.