How much money should I charge for babysitting?

Question

I have a friend that just had a baby a month ago and she needs a babysitter for the baby and her 6 year old from 9-5 Mon.-Sat. How much should I charge her per week?

Answer 1

1 kid $10

2 kids $20

and so on

$10 every kid

Answer 2

Do some research call a couple of daycare facilities or in home day-cares find out what they are charging and then you can cut that figure in half. Day-cares are licensed and that is why they charge more because they usually have staff to pay, however if you are not licensed I would say half of what the daycare would charge for that would be more than fair. When I had babysitters for my kids during the summer I would pay them $150 per week, half of what the daycare would charge me. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

I really don't know, but my co-worker's babysitter (she actually has a day care in her own house) charges $25/day per each child. So, it's $125/week or $500/month per child. However, like I said she has a child care in her own home and all meals are included in that price.

Answer 4

I would charge $100 a week. That way that is $50 a child. Which is actually a good rate b/c day cares are charging atleast $300 just for one child that goes to day care everyday for 8+ hours. Atleast in my area they are!