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Hourly rate for babysitter?

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  • sandram82
    sandram82 Posts: 615 Member
    I dont use daycare because I dont trust people lol

    Haha .. You sound just like me.. I have no trust leaving my only son with anyone unless its family!!
    But Yeah $10 per hour is the average rate.. especially if you have things for them planned to do or pizza, popcorn and movie.. good baby sitters are hard to find!!
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    Wow I need to ask for a raise. I watch a 2 year old about 40 hours a week and only make $3.50 an hour.

    Ok!! If it wasn't so competitive here I could lol. My childcare is really nice so I charge more than the average person here which is $75 per week :noway: I would rather not even work if I had to value my services that cheaply.

    This is my website: http://www.lullabieslaughterandlearning.com/

    Ok honestly that feels like a slight insult. If not intended that way then I'm sorry.

    1. She is a family member.
    2. I have a 2 year old of my own so by working even for only 3.50 an hour its allowing me to stay home with my child.
    3. I have her 4 days at 10 hours and 1 day at 6 hours.
    4. I make around $150 a week.

    I was agreeing that I needed a raise as well. If you saw my previous post I said I charge $4 an hour. I charge my full-time clients $120 a week and their kids are here with me for nearly 12 hours a day. I need you to do the math before you let your feelings get in the way. I said I couldn't charge $75 a week like some others do (speaking in my area) for the same amount of time and for the way my daycare is. You make more than I do for that child and you have your child for less time. So why are you offended?
  • Laceylala
    Laceylala Posts: 3,094 Member
    As a parent of a four year old I want to clarify something...in my mind anyways this is how it works...because I see people refering to childcare/daycare versus a night out or a day out.

    There is a very big difference between paying a full time daycare provider for regular hours versus a night out or a day my child isn't in full time preschool.
    When she was in daycare, we paid $150 per week and meals were included.

    When we have a day that we need extra care or an evening of childcare, we pay about $8-10 per hour. Those are "off times" that are somewhat unexpected and even if we did a walk in at a day care we'd pay WAY WAY more than the regular times at a day care center, . It just costs more.

    Is it right that daycare providers make less than a babysitter at night? Hell no! But it is what it is. I hope this isn't offensive, because I am NOT meaning it to be!
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    As a parent of a four year old I want to clarify something...in my mind anyways this is how it works...because I see people refering to childcare/daycare versus a night out or a day out.

    There is a very big difference between paying a full time daycare provider for regular hours versus a night out or a day my child isn't in full time preschool.
    When she was in daycare, we paid $150 per week and meals were included.

    When we have a day that we need extra care or an evening of childcare, we pay about $8-10 per hour. Those are "off times" that are somewhat unexpected and even if we did a walk in at a day care we'd pay WAY WAY more than the regular times at a day care center, . It just costs more.

    Is it right that daycare providers make less than a babysitter at night? Hell no! But it is what it is. I hope this isn't offensive, because I am NOT meaning it to be!

    Thats the way it should be, but in my area its not necessarily so because we are a military area. People are use to having regular night-time daycare hours so they will undercut the hourly amount. If you try to charge most people $8 to $10 for night time care they will move to the next person. Its sad. So I set a night-time rate. I charge $40 from 7 to 11pm. I rarely get any takers because you have people charging $25 on craigslist lol I have a set base so I'm good, but the undercutting is out of control.
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