Need Help Selecting a Price for sumer all day babysitting!?

Question

There has been this guy that I have been sitting for him for a couple of months now and I have just been asked to sit for him all summer from 8 AM to 6PM Daily. What is a good hourly wage/set fee to charge. Also, What Would Be a good per week expence account for the kids there is 2 of them. I am 14 Years old BTW and I a CPR/First Aid/Babysitting Certified. Personaly I'd Much rather not charge so much for myself but rather charge more for there expences so were not bored sence this is my summer to. Links Would also be appreciated!

Shawn C.

Answer 1

If he went to a professional daycare center he'd probably be paying somewhere in the neighborhood of $300 per week for those services.   Check with the local daycare centers in your area and write down what they would charge for the same time frame, for the number of children in question.  After you have done your homework perhaps you should speak with your parent(s) and let your parent(s) help you decide on an appropriate number.

Answer 2

For 2 kids day care centers would charge 250 to 300 a week. Now...given you are 14 and I am a parent of 2, I would only give you 100 to 150 for a week simply because you do not have the accredidations and certifications that the professionals do. For one child I pay 150 a week for a fully certified person so paying a 14 year old any more than that for 2 seems absurd!