I posted this in WD, but wanted to get other parents' opinions here. Any ideas would be welcome!
I work as a nanny and will be adding a child in a few weeks. The mother is asking me to figure out a cost, and I have no idea what to ask her for! Here's the current run-down:
I drive roughly 45 mins to work, and currently work 3-4 days a week for 6 hrs a day watching 2 children, ages 2 and 9 months. This family pays me $50 a day, and it's $100 if I have to work a full day (8-6). The new family is actually still pregnant, so I would be taking the baby at just a few weeks old probably. (She has 12 weeks maternity leave, but is on bedrest which is eating up her time) They would need me at different times but for the same amount of hours, roughly. All of the logistics are being worked out, the only issue I have is money. This lady will need me 5 days a week for like I said, about 6 hours a day, give or take.
How much do I ask her to pay? These ladies are friends and I don't want them to be on completely different pay schedules. I considered starting to charge an hourly rate, but this one already pays a daily rate, so that wouldn't make much sense. $30 a day is too low for me, considering how much gas I'm using to get to the job, and I would be driving more with this one. I don't want to ask for the full $50 a day because it's only one child, but do I, since a newborn is so much more work?
Argh, I don't know!! Advice, please! =)
I work as a nanny and will be adding a child in a few weeks. The mother is asking me to figure out a cost, and I have no idea what to ask her for! Here's the current run-down:
I drive roughly 45 mins to work, and currently work 3-4 days a week for 6 hrs a day watching 2 children, ages 2 and 9 months. This family pays me $50 a day, and it's $100 if I have to work a full day (8-6). The new family is actually still pregnant, so I would be taking the baby at just a few weeks old probably. (She has 12 weeks maternity leave, but is on bedrest which is eating up her time) They would need me at different times but for the same amount of hours, roughly. All of the logistics are being worked out, the only issue I have is money. This lady will need me 5 days a week for like I said, about 6 hours a day, give or take.
How much do I ask her to pay? These ladies are friends and I don't want them to be on completely different pay schedules. I considered starting to charge an hourly rate, but this one already pays a daily rate, so that wouldn't make much sense. $30 a day is too low for me, considering how much gas I'm using to get to the job, and I would be driving more with this one. I don't want to ask for the full $50 a day because it's only one child, but do I, since a newborn is so much more work?
Argh, I don't know!! Advice, please! =)
