Overnight rate or normal rate?
I recently started babysitting for a new family and the mom asked if I would do occasional overnights. I’ve been sitting and nannying for years but have never done overnights. From seeing posts on this sub and other groups, my understanding is that people will sometimes charge a flat rate for sleeping hours and then normal rate for awake hours. However the mom never mentioned this and I’m not sure if it’s standard or applicable in my situation. I would be working 10:30pm-7:30am the next day. There are 3 kids, two 13 y/os and a 9 y/o. The kids would all be sleeping when I arrive, then I would just wake them up in the morning, oversee them getting ready (they are basically self sufficient), and drive them to school ~5 min away. My normal rate is $30/hr and I live in a relatively HCOL area (NYC suburb). Should I tell her I will charge a flat rate for their sleeping hours or leave it at my normal rate? I feel a bit guilty not doing a flat rate since I would be making considerably more idk if I’d be taking advantage of them for just hanging out and sleeping most of the time I’m there
ETA this wouldn’t be the most convenient situation for me since I’d have to go straight from her house in the morning to my grad school internship (idk if that makes a difference)