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schmora15
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Hourly fee for babysitter
Hi, i'm just trying to get the going rate for a babysitter.
A friend of mine will be watching a 3 yr old a couple of mornings a week. She's a SAHM and is wondering how much she should charge.
Thanks for your help!
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Posted 10/19/08 1:51 PM  |
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KarenG2003
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
I asked this same question a couple months ago. Everyone told me between the $10-$13 range.
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| Posted 10/19/08 2:00 PM |
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colesmom
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
Is it at her house or going to someones house?
I paid $7 to drop him off and now $10 for the sitter to come to me.
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| Posted 10/19/08 2:01 PM |
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cjik
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
Our sitter charges $12, but she has lots of experience with children, and she also only watches him for a few hours here and there. But the #10-15 is what I've heard depending on how many children, where they watch them, and the age of the children (DS is 10 months).
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| Posted 10/19/08 2:06 PM |
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schmora15
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
Thank you
I thinks she was figuring between 8-10. Are the sitters that get paid 12-15 typically licensed? Just curious it seems high to me..but then again I don't have kids yet!
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| Posted 10/19/08 2:12 PM |
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cjik
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
Ours isn't licensed now, but she is an early education masters candidate, and she has worked at daycamps and daycares in the past. We also live in western Nassau, so everything is a little higher here I think.
We love her though, and I really trust her with our son, so paying the extra money is okay with us.
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| Posted 10/19/08 2:15 PM |
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JRD2008
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
I pay $12 an hour for our occasional weekend babysitter
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| Posted 10/19/08 2:57 PM |
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SoinLove
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
I used to babysit from my home. I was paid $10/hr for an 18-month old. I think that's the average rate.
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| Posted 10/19/08 2:59 PM |
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johnsae
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
I pay $20 an hour, but she also does the laundry and cleans up the house. She is also very good with Maddie. It's still quite expensive though.
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| Posted 10/19/08 3:34 PM |
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colesmom
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
I'm always surprised by these posts .... it really seems high!
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| Posted 10/19/08 3:35 PM |
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cjb88
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
we pay $55/day for me to drop the baby off at their house for about 8 hours... she also watches two other kids...
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| Posted 10/19/08 3:50 PM |
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EmmaNick
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
Posted by colesmom
I'm always surprised by these posts .... it really seems high!
I was thinking the same thing. $15-20 an hour is a lot! 
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| Posted 10/19/08 3:54 PM |
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waterspout4
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
We found a woman in our neighborhood that watches him for a few hours here and there. She gets $10 per hour. We typically only use her for 2 or 3 hours at a time.
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| Posted 10/19/08 4:56 PM |
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runlikethewind
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Re: Hourly fee for babysitter
We will be paying $8 per hour for someone 2x per week at her house.
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