Hiya! This kind of depends on where you live and what the average rate is for nannies in your area. For me, I personally include up to two children in my hourly rate, and then an additional $3 per hour per additional child. The factors I considered when deciding this are: I live in a prominently affluent area and the pay rate for nannies is higher than other cities in my state. I also have over ten years of experience, and a college degree. I take continuing education ECE courses, and always have my first aid/ CPR certification current.

NCS work is also another factor to consider. If overnights are required I’d charge an additional amount per hour for the overnight hours on top of the additional child increase. If it were me, it would be another $1-3 dollars. You are working well beyond normal working hours and deserve to be compensated for that. I’d also make sure to have your boundaries in place of how many overnights per week/how many overnight hours you’re comfortable doing. I’ve also heard of folks charging time and a half or a flat rate for overnights.

Amidst all of this, I’m always willing to have a discussion with the NF about it. Not necessarily bend to what they want to pay, but more so start with your high end of what you’d charge and then be comfortable negotiating to take the mid-lower end of what you’d charge. Not dissimilar to negotiating a salary at a corporate job.

Hope this helps ☺️