How much to charge for part time child care?

I am a part time nanny. the family is taking me on vacation to work but want me to take care of an extra child?

• I am a part time live -out nanny for a family with 1 child who is currently 6 months old. I get paid 13.00$ an hour normally and work 2 days a week which usually equals out to about 200 dollars a week. They asked me if i would be ok to come with them on vacation for a long weekend in july. They want me to watch the child, who will then be about 8 months, while they participate in activities and dances etc. at night. so basically full time from about lunch to bed time. then they asked if i could also take care of a friends daughter at the same time. this child will be 13 months old at the time. i am sure i can handle the extra work as i have been a nanny for a long time and many families have multiple children. however i am unsure what i should charge? she told me to think about it over the weekend and get back to her. considering the ages of the children and possibly safety hazards of a rented summer house as well as dealing with a second set of parents and unknown child. what should i charge each family for the 3 day weekend hourly? or total? remember i already get 13.00 an hour for 1 infant thanks for the help! i appreciate it! :)

• Answer:

  Well were I'm from we change a flat fee for one child and half of that for another child if it's a sibling. So it would be 19.50 per hour. Normally if it's a child from another family(not a sibling) I would charge the full fee(in your case $13.00 per hour) But since your all going together, and your getting a free vacation and you would be doing a huge favor for the family your work for I would just charge $20.00 per hour for both children. You would get big brownie points with the family! So from noon until 8 pm that's $160 bucks a day! Not bad!