saying children with down syndrome are sweet pleasing children is like saying all red headed children have a temper. All children with down syndrome or different and have different abilities just like all other children. We have a child with down syndrome at our center and she can be a hellion just like any other 2 year old. we also have a volunteer at our center who has down syndrome who is capable to do everything a regular staff can do.
now for the answer to your question i would never look after a child on the weekend for $4.00 an hour that is less then min wage. as childcare providers we all work way to hard and the weekends are precious