I've thought of doing this as well. It's a great extra money maker if you can fill the evening. The fear I'd have is if I offered it, got one kid and felt that it wasn't worth my time.

I would offer it 5 - 9 as I think 10 may be a little late. Just long enough for a dinner date.

For 4 hours I would pay a teenage babysitter $20.00. You have to consider this as this is your competition on a Friday night. It's easier for me to have a teenager come into my home,, eat my food, put my kids to bed in their own bed at their own bedtime and I don't have to do anything when I come home.

I don't think you'll be able to get much more then $30 a night. And I would only consider it if I had 3 or more kids booked in on a consistent basis.

This is something I offer when we get closer to Christmas. I offer a Sunday or Sat afternoon so parents can do their shopping and I offer to take kids over night or into the evening so parents can do Christmas parties. At Christmas I can charge more as it's a premium service.