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Francesca48 — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:51:56 -0000

I think you need to get more helpers. And a MINIMUM of $20 an hour. With the caveat that if there are trouble makers in the group that the kids parent come and take them out immediately. It is unconscionable for anyone to expect that one person could care for 30 children. Schools are not allowed to have that many kids in one class without an aid, why should you. Good luck.

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worst_nightmare — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:45:18 -0000

I am in a real mess here with trying to figure out how much to charge for a babysitting job i have coming up. I am 25 yrs old have babysat children since i was 12 yrs old & i live in TX if that makes a difference. A lady has asked me to come to her annual christmas party & watch all the guest kids. I asked how many we are talking about & she said 20 to 30! My job is to make sure they stay confined to either the play room in their house or outside on an inflatable toy they rented & not to break any of their christmas decor. Ages will vary youngest 1 i have heard is coming is 2yrs oldest is probably to pre teen age 13 or 14ish. The parents will be nearby but not watching & i have 1 helper that is way younger 17 yrs old who is mainly watching a select few not the mass quantity. the party is Friday from 7pm to whenever. Do i charge per child, per hour, both?? What should i do???

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ashh0220 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:17:11 -0000

see the thing is what happens when you are a single mother working a minimum wage job how can you pay your baby sitter more than you gte paid? its really hard and if you dont hae a job what do you do sit at home and collecet welfare and live in a shelter?

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cpo5 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:48:50 -0000

How much would you pay an adult sitter who also has their 1 year old in addition to watching my infant? It will be in my home, approximately 25 hours a week. Is $10/hr enough?

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Speeding Fines — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:57:43 -0000

thanks for the great post noodad!

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nanny207 — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:29:46 -0000

I am 20 years old, and I have been babysitting for 8 years. I am Red Cross and CPR certified. I charge between $12 and $18 per hour, depending on the number of children. I drive my own car and charge 50 cents per mile if I am driving the kids, which is the IRS standard. I am always on time and keep the kids active. I always leave the house cleaner than when I arrived. I do the dishes, and laundry. Frankly, you pay for what you get. It is unreasonable to expect to pay any less than $10 per hour for anyone over the age of 16 who has a car and experience. I think parents need to be less caught up in saving money and recognize what they are paying for. I am caring for your children! If you want someone who sits your kids in front of the tv, doesn't pick up at all and basically sits there and eats your food, then go ahead and pay $5 per hour. I think that parents also need to recognize that when you pay well you earn the loyalty of the sitter, and they will go out of their way to help you out, whether it is babysitting when you are in a pinch, traveling with you, running your errands, or recommending friends when they are away or unavailable. As far as parents paying the sitter/nanny when a regularly scheduled day is cancelled after the schedule has been set, I absolutely think the parents should pay. When you do not send your kid to daycare you still pay. Also, the sitter is depending on that income. For many sitters/nannies, that job is their only income. When parents cancel days without any compensation, that is the equivalent of the sitter not showing up or canceling and not helping to find alternative childcare. Sitters rely on the income as much as parents rely on the childcare. So parents, if you are questioning why sitters have stopped returning your calls or all of sudden are always busy; take a step back and examine if you are truly a "good employer". Please take the time to recognize what a good sitter or nanny can do for your family, and pay them what they deserve.

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That Girl — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:45:29 -0000

I'm onley 12 going to be 13 in October, but I'm a good babysitter, kids and parents like me, so I onley charge $5 an hour and $3 every additional child, and I live in New York, but not the city.

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Moissanite Engagement Rings — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:33:58 -0000

I want to be a babysitter but i dont want my friends to know! There is a place reunion where everybody sees stuff, but I dont want to put the "Babysitters" thing because my friends will find out and will want to join me!
Do you have any tips?

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Melissa — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:04:48 -0000

Ok I am 13 yrs. old and I'm starting to babysit but I have no clue how much to charge I don't want to charge too much because the families I am going to babysitting they aren't the richest and they don't have that much to give out so I have no clue how much to charge please help!!! :)

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jessica — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:10:24 -0000

Hi! i am 16 years old and this year i am doing all my schooling online for medical reasons. My mom is a teacher and when one of her co-workers came back from maternity leave they needed someone to watch their 3 month old boy. I said i would love to do it. I love babysitting and i have been babysitting/mothers helper since i was 9. The family pays me $21 dollars a day for 4 hours, $105 a week. I think it works out pretty well but it is deffinately a LOT of work. I was surprised how much effort you have to put into a little baby. I can take my eyes off him for any amount of time because he rolls all around. I take him on walks and play with him the whole time. it would be nice to get a little more then $5.25 an hour. what do you think??

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candi — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:46:17 -0000

www.babysitters4hire.com has been a great site for our family. We registered and were able to secure a sitter within the first 2 days. You can find the going rate for babysitters there as well as helpful tips for hiring a babysitter.

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mike — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:43:54 -0000

We pay our sitter $12 an hour for one child
I posted a series of articles on finding a sitter at http://kidzense.blogspot.co...
Where we provided tips on choosing a good sitter, using online services, and performing background checks

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candi — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:17:14 -0000

Check out www.babysitters4hire.com. I used them to find my sitters and have had great success. It’s quick and easy to login and contact sitters directly. I highly recommend their site to all my family and friends. The babysitters put the hourly rate down they are asking for...you can negotiate with them.

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Allexis — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:33:26 -0000

ok hey im gonna be 14 this summer along with my friend and we want to babysit since we both are babysitting we charge 6 dollars to 18 dollars an hour and 2 dollars for every extra child. we both are taking the classes at the american cross to become certified babysitters. we cook breackfast, lunch, dinner and we cleanup the entire house and arrange the kids an educational and fun activity to do everyday. so what do you think? would you hire us

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bebesitta — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:04:17 -0000

yah, b careful who u ask, i would go 4 13 year iolds, they like 2 play and dont charge much, aso, babysitting classes r a way to no that a sitter nos what 2 do

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layssa — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:46:12 -0000

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Miffed — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:28:05 -0000

I'm not sure what your friend decided to do. I have three kids, a minimum wage job, and my husband is currently unemployed. There would be no way we would be able to afford $7 an hour let alone $10 an hour. I can possibly see $7 an hour for an occasional night out every couple of months. For full time babysitting no matter how many children, I actually wonder how much people actually make to pay a babysitter $10 an hour to be able to be at work? Then I wonder by the time the babysitter is paid if the parents aren't reduced to minimum wage. For $10 an hour, maybe I should quit my job and become a full time sitter.

If I was in your friend's situation and was able to pay the extra amount, I would tell the babysitter that I would pay her the legal minimum wage, which will go up as minimum wage goes up. She will have to agree to the following 1) Have the job as a legal contract where she would have to file for taxes like the rest of the working world 2) The job will now include cleaning whether or not the children made the mess. That means the house better be spic-n-span clean. 3) If I would find out she was using the computer or phone for personal reasons, her pay would be docked for the usage. 4) If I would hear of any complaints, or anything was broken, her pay would be docked and her mom called. 5) She better be there ten minutes early every day she was scheduled. 6) She has to come to work neat and clean, no jeans, tee shirts, shorts, or anything else that isn't allowed to be worn in a casual work environment.

7) She will not be compensated for any canceled shifts, since this is a contract job. If she pushes the issue and insists, then she will have to come to all shifts that the parent would make with no exceptions. Sorry if it cuts into her social life and you can't go to the party, dance, have to cancel your date, or etc. You are working in a job now. If she cancels a shift herself, she will need to give 5 days notice, and will be docked that amount of money from the next pay.

I'm sure there is more to add. If she wants to be paid as if in a regular job, then she will be treated as if this is a regular job and the parent is the boss.

It really sounds like the babysitter needs to learn more about life and how things actually work. In my experience if someone is nice, they get treated nicely back. If someone tries to hardball someone, they better be good at it because they will get hardballed back.

The babysitter is also in for a very rude awakening. Still being in high school, I know where I live she would have to have her parents permission, and schools permission to work. She better have very good grades. Then when she gets a job, her hours would be legally limited, since she still needs time to study. If she lived around here, I don't know of one place that would give her guaranteed steady set of hours. If she is just getting her license, I would think she is still in school. I think she also may be trying to bluff about being able to get another steady job also.

The babysitter better be careful. For someone looking for a job out of highschool, or even looking to get into college, babysitting could look good on the application. As long as the person who hired you as the babysitter is willing to give a good recommendation. Maybe that is even more important than a $3 raise, which most people don't get let alone in a year.

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Pals4Eva — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:42:37 -0000

QUESTION:
This summer I will babysit my 4-month old cousin. There will be an adult nearby if I need help or anything. I'm a beginning babysitter, but I'm Red Cross certified. How much should I charge per hour? Help please! Thanks!

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BekahDanB — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:46:38 -0000

I babysit 3 kids and they pay two dollars an hour for each kid! Is this a rip off?? I am 15 and this is the only income I get!! haha!

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BrookeParker — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:27:52 -0000

from 6pm to 1am

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BrookeParker — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:26:35 -0000

im 13 almost 14 and i need to know how much i should charge for 2 sets of parents one set has 1 child and he is 4yrs.old and the other set of perents has 2 kids one child is 6yrs. old and the other is 3yrs old how much should i pay them

i might posibly have a nother set of parents with 2 kids one is alomst 1 and the other is 4yrs old
how much should i charge for these people???

help!!!

the job is from 6;00 pm to 1;00 pm

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Kopchik — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:48:34 -0000

I'm 16 n live in PA. My mom got me a job to babysit 2 girls, ones 9 n the other is 2). When they first called my mom they said i'd work 4 hrs every other day and would get $75 per kid per week. I thought that was pretty good. I got along great with the girls n the parents but then they asked me what would be an ok price. I've never babysat for anyone but my 12 yr old sister and had no idea. So after we talked about it for a couple minutes they wanted me to work 7 hrs per day for 5 days a week and pay me $14 per day. Is this right????

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Gillian — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:23:02 -0000

I'm nearly fourteen and have been asked what my rates are for a particular job. The job is for babysitting two 7 year old boys and one 4 year old boy. I live in the Boston area. What do you think would be a good price per hour?

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wahoodad — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:31:50 -0000

Hmmm. How often does your daughter babysit for these kids? How old are the girls she babysits? Watching two kids at a pool is a big responsibility...