Babysitting prices?

Question

i am a stay at home mom and i have never babysat kids for a little income and i was wondering if someone can give me some ideas on how much to charge per day. should it be different prices for different aged children? i need to kno a approx. price to charge per day and per week. i will have a child attending for a whole wk and i will have another child that will be attending for just a few days, how much should i charge?

Answer 1

I charge for $2 an hour and for the week I charge $20

Answer 2

Around my neighborhood a couple of mothers i know charge $5 an hour per child and $200 per week, this is considered a moderate rate in New York.

Answer 3

The lisecened babysitter that my brother was going t owas chargeing $80 a week.  But he is now going to a babysitter that charges $50 a week and isn't lisecened.  If he werent to show up one day and my mom had let them know she wouldnt get charged for that day.   we live in a small town though so your prices could change depending on the size of your town/city

Answer 4

My babysitter charges $140 a week, however she is a licensed daycare out of her home.

Maybe shoot for $100 a week thats what I paid my mother-in-law to babysit until his spot at the day care became available.

Just make sure you have a set price for a week. Do not charge by day unless you will only be watching a child 2-3 days out of the week. If a child scheduled on a weekly basis does not show up one day, you should still have a set price.

The best way to do this is draw a contract up and have the parents sign it.

Also, make sure to have a parent let you know what time the child will be dropped off and picked up every day, make sure to charge after 1/2 hour late.

It might seem like you are trying to make extra money, but in reality its your time.

Hope this helps!