What should i charge for babysitting?

Question

to watch twin girls who are two years old the hours would be 8 to 5 pm mon thur fri.?? I'm not sure what to charge and I dont want to ask for too much or t oo little. thank yo u

I will provide the snacks and meals to them and I will have to travel about 15 miles one way to pick them up in my car.

Answer 1

curb service too?!  wow

Is your question Monday, Thursday and Friday or Monday THROUGH Friday?  Its a little unclear.

If it is 3 days in the week, with meals and travel, I'd say $50 a day.  If you are talking about the whole week, maybe $225-230.

Of course if you live in West Virginia, or Chicago the prices will vary since cost of living gets factored in.  Try calling some proiders and ask what THEY charge.  Figure twins would be 1.5 to 1.75 x the single rate.

Answer 2

Charge atleast $9 an hour per kid because you have to bring snacks and meals and you have to travel a lot  

Answer 3

15 per hour

Answer 4

no. you should do it for free and be a good old *****  

Answer 5

14 an hour

Answer 6

$9.oo and hour

Answer 7

30 to 50 dollars.hope i helped.30 to 50 a day.

Answer 8

6 dollars an hour. if the parents offer higher, TAKE IT

Answer 9

See what the parents are going to offer you. If it is around 7-10 dollars, you are doing great. If it is less than that, then ask for a bit more.  

Answer 10

$20 an hour

Answer 11

I say that 60 dollars a day for both of them is more than enough. That's like making 8 dollars an hour for watching them. Not too bad if you ask me. If you think about it, 300 dollars a week is a lot of money for someone to spend on babysitting. Unless the folks you're babysitting for are pretty wealthy. Then you should charge a little more. You decide.

Answer 12

$9.00 is a good price.  

Answer 13

I would charge them 20 dollars an hour. They are two years old and there twins, i bet its rough. I got paid 20 dollars an hour for babysitting twins. And you support there snacks and meals, on top of driving.

Yeah i would say 20 bucks an hour would pay you for your time and for the meals and gas you provide for them. That equals up to a pretty decent amount of money. You could switch me jobs. I clean for a living. Deal? kool.  

Answer 14

well most people that i have worked for gave me like 10 dollars a day so working of of that you have 2 kids and Monday to Friday that's five days. But you are also giving them your own food and a ride so i think you should charge about $13 a week $65 a month.

Answer 15

i charge 10 dollars per hour for just one kid

so i would say you should charge around 15-20 dollars per hour

Answer 16

wow sounds like some work. Don't worry about charging too much because you are doing so much. For an adult like yourself I would charge $10 at the least. THAT is a reasonable price. Have fun and good luck! *<:•)

Answer 17

It depends completely on where you live.  I know someone who does childcare in the San Francisco area and charges $10 an hour, I paid my friend $2 an hour when I was living in Oregon to watch my son.  I'd suggest checking local newspapers or message boards to find out what other nannies are charging in your area.  Also, if you are registered with the state as a licensed childcare provider, you can charge more, mainly because childcare expenses are tax deductible if you have a registered provider.  

Answer 18

tell the parents of the twins to pick their price. if it is below 5$ an hour tell them they are being cheap.

if you have to change dipers don't go below 7$ an hour

and if they are snots don't say anything, otherwise parents get mad...

Answer 19

i'd say 8 to 10 bucks an hour

Answer 20

usually babysitters charge $9-10 an hour