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Pay Rate for Babysitter
Read all 9 responses: "We recently had a babysitter for our 3 kids and we are so excited to finally have one that we don't want to lose her.
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- I think it does depend on the age of the sitter as well, but $10/hr sounds fair. I am having the same issue but think I will discuss what the sitter thinks is fair or...
- $10 is more than fair. that is what i charged when i babysat as an adult. for a teen, you could go lower, but if you can afford it, remember, you get what you pay for...
- hi C., My name is D. and i babysat for four kids all summer at the ages of 4,5,8,and10 and i got $10 an hour. I think what you are paying is very resonable consid...
How Much Should I Pay the Babysitter?
Read all 9 responses: "I should have asked this days ago because I just dropped off the babysitter from tonight. We don't use babysitters very often.
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- $5-$6 an hour is plenty. You can hire a babysitter/nanny service for only $8 an hour in Utah County. So if it is just a teenager I would say $5-$6 is plenty.
- A., Wow! I read the other responses and was shocked! I realized tthen that some of the other ladies are in CO which probably is a lot different than UT. I think the s...
- I personally think babysitting is a rip off. I do a home daycare and get paid less than $3/hour for permanent full-time kids. I get $3 hour for part-time. I don't pay ...
Babysitter
Read all 5 responses: "I just found a babysitter for my three boys that I really like. She is not your typical $7.00/hr. teenager. She is older - mid 30's, ...
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- M., I agree towards Brenda. I run a babysit for 6 families on here and about 4 others off and am part of Seekingsitters.com. I charge on average $10 for the first c...
- When I stopped babysitting (in 2003 at age 23 - no kids of my own), I was making $20-$25 per hour. I think this is the minimum you should pay her - especially if you ...
- I would say about $15/hr if she's just the occasional sitter.
What to Pay the Babysitter?
Read all 9 responses: "We have 2 daughters ages 5 and 2 and a 6 month old baby boy. I am wondering what people pay sitters. We usually pay about $8/hour.
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- It sounds like you are in the range. I pay teenagers about $5/hour and older babysitters about $10. My kids are older though and don't require a lot of "babysitting....
- Hard to say, depends on the age of your sitter too. My hubby and I have one still underage and will pay $20 for dinner and a movie.
- I don't get sitters a whole lot but when I have had a babysitter I paid $7/hr for a 3 and 1 year old when the sitter was a teenager. If the sitter was older and from ...
Advice Needed: What to Do: Babysitter or Summer Camp?
Read all 26 responses: "This is my dilemna......... I work, just like a lot of other mom's. During the school year is pretty easy - this summer is going to ...
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- My daughter's friend goes to camp every summer and she is separated from her younger sister all the time and doesn't get to play with the neighborhood kids either. Ca...
- Have you considered a mixture of the two? Our park district's day camp allows you to register in 2-week increments. That allows you to send them to day-camp for part o...
- I also work full-time and have to figure out what to do with my boys in the summer. They are 6 and 9. All the people who suggest doing part-time this and part-time t...
Babysitter Question HELP
Read all 8 responses: "ok, to make a long story short, I asked our babysitter ( whom we really like) to babysit on a regular basis this summer(we have 6 yr.
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- My sister & I share a sitter for 3 days a week. Our sitter is 19 and we pay $30/per child per 8 hour day. We paid $60/day for 2 kids last year, now there's a baby ad...
- Holy cow! I cannot believe a less than 16 year old is asking for $300 a week! That is one thing if you can afford an experienced nanny who drives to your house herself...
- Given her age, I think 50$ is fair. However, 9 hours is a long day with two kids. Do they take a consistent nap-- so that she will basically have a few hours to hersel...
How Do You Go About Finding a Reliable Trustowrthy Babysitter??????
Read all 5 responses: "My husband and I are in need of a night out, but with netiher one of us being from this area, we don't have anyone to watch the kids.
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- Hello! Sittercity.com is a good website. They show all of the qualifications. Only problem is that you are going to "pay" for what you get. You would be fine with payi...
- Our neighborhood has a website and after you go through the secured area, you can search for babysitters in the neighborhood. Most of them are high school age, etc. ...
- There are agencies like Mom's Best Friend which I work at and I am also interested in helping out. I have over 20 yrs of childcare experience, am cpr/first aid certifi...
Current Rate for Babysitter
Read all 5 responses: "Hi Ladies, I am wondering what is the going rate for a babysitter? My neighbor will be wating my son during the summer and just want ...
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- I am curious about that, as well. I've tried asking around...it really seems to depend on the age or the sitter and their experience level, as well as if it's their m...
- K., We use mainly college girls for occassional baby-sitting and pay $10 an hour. We pay $235 a week for an infant and $181 a week for my 4 year old at the daycare...
- I pay about $10 an hour for our adult babysitter.. it's probably a little high, but to me she's a wonderful sitter and luckily I don't use one often so it works for me...
How Much to Pay an Occasional Babysitter
Read all 5 responses: "I am pretty new again to the occasional babysitter and am wondering really how much I should pay ours. In the past its always been ...
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- Teenagers $5-8 hour College/Nanny/Adult $8-15 hour This is for babysitting and cleaning up afterthemselves, I would put more money on the table if they go beyond...
- We pay $10 and hour for our two kids, 3 years and 7 months. We had a sitter for the first time a couple weeks ago so I didn't know howmuch to pay either. I asked her...
- I usually pay $5/hour for sitters. Maybe a litte more if they are making AND cleaning up a meal or putting kids to bed ON TIME. Did you really pay them $35 each day ...
Need Advice for Babysitter Requirements/expectations
Read all 8 responses: "I am going to be looking for a babysitter and we need some advice from any mom's who have any experience with this.
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- N. I have been in the childcare field for over 24 years .Iwould be more than glad to give the pros and cons on both.Ihave worked with children from both nanny hom...
- Hi, I am starting up a childcare service in my home.I have a 4 year old boy and a 1 year old girl. I am only looking to take in 2 kids so I can give my attention to al...
- If you can find a home daycare that has structure almost like a preschool setting you will be much better off especially with your baby at a young age. I wouldn't rec...
