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Ive just started babysitting and i dont no how much i should charge and hour. any ideas?
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DON'T charge anything i babysay with my friends and they asked how much we charged and we said anything so when we were done they gave us ten dollars each for just one kid and it was our first time so just let the parents decide how much to give you!!
hope it all works out!
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Uhh.. well, my sister charges 7 dollars an hour for 2 kids so, if there is only one 3.50 and if they arent potty trained, you might want to make it 4.50
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I think you should charge £5 an hour and no more seen as though it is your first babysitting job
bye for now
summer
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Everybody has their own prespectives on how much to charge for that. Depends on how many kids your babysitting and also how much of a handful they are. ***trix***
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Well...it depends how many kids per hour, per week, etc. Talk with your parents and ask them what's a reasonable amount of money. Find out how many kids are involved also...
~GL~
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Hey!
I charge $3.00 an hour for 1 child. $.50 extra per hour for each additional child.
Hope this helps!
--DearBritney
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don't charge a set rate. always change the charge according to how difficult the little rugrats are and for the length of time you watch them. also include charges for any excess driving and expenses that you pay for out of pocket. i babysit alot and trust me, this method works like a charm as long as you don't charge rediculous amounts of money for everything you can think of. and try to work in discounts and such for your regular customers.
goodluck!
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How much you charge depends on the kind, amount, and quality of service you are providing to the family.
If you are providing your own transportation or caring for multiple children, if you provide round-the-clock care or emergency care, or if they want full nanny duties which include helping the children with homework, entertaining them, taking them to the park, preparing meals, or light housekeeping, it's realistic to charge what nannies, tutors, or housekeepers charge, which is about 1.5 times minimum wage for someone who isn't living in the household. Of course, if you charge this rate you need to really deliver the goods. When the children are down for their naps or sleeping, you need to be washing floors or doing dishes. When they're awake, you need to be playing with them or teaching them something in a way that is fun for the children. Telling the children to play outside while you do your own homework or read the newspaper is not an option.
If all the parents want is for someone to be in the house in case of an emergency, if you plan on watching TV while the children play in another room, then all they're paying you for is your presence. A token fee of USD$2 or GBP£1 per hour is sufficient if you're going to be doing something else most of the time such as watching videos or talking to friends on the phone. This is the standard of babysitting usually expected from teenagers in the United States, so it does not command minimum wage unless there are at least 3 or 4 children involved. It is unrealistic to expect minimum wage or nanny pay simply for showing up. Most parents who have the means are willing pay extra for a top-notch sitter who acts more like a nanny and puts their children first. A few people only want someone to make sure the house doesn't burn down while they're gone, because they prefer to have their children watch TV or play Nintendo instead. Some parents can't afford good quality care for their children and have no idea what it looks like.
A good idea would be to get a list of services your employers want from you, and to call some teenaged friends of yours who might already be babysitting. This will probably give you a good basic price for just being in the house where the child is.
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Aha! Something in my ballpark here, since me being the experianced baby-sitter I am! ~_^ Well, I myself say you should start out from 3 to 5 dollars an hour. I started out with 5 myself, but it's because where I live, baby-sitters are in high demand. If you think 5 is a little high, go for $3, or maybe even $4. You can raise your pprices eventually, if you feel the need to. I've been baby-sitting for 3 years, and I've only raised my price to $6! Hope all goes well!
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It really depends.
First of all - think of the family. If these people have a hard time as it is with money then the last thing they need is when they want a night out to have a babysitter thats going to cost them an arm and a leg.
Its just not right to overcharge good people.
So think about that.
Secondly, how many kids and ages. For older kids who can take care of themselves people usually charge less. For young kids and especially small babies there is usually a higher charge because they take a whole lot of care and attention.
If there are multiple kids at once you are watching then you should get more. BUT not tonnes more, for example you cant say that you charge 3$ a kid an hour and then people with 3 kids are expected to pay you 9$ an hour. It just wont happen. You have to think about each kid individually and their needs.
Especially keep in mind the thing about overcharging parents. They have enough to pay for as it is, be fair to them. But also make sure you dont get yourself ripped off.
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Depends how many kids. I'd charge 6 dollars a kid an hour.
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Where I live, the babysitters charge close to the lowest paying jobs (minumim wage.) So if you worked at a fast food place and earned $5.15 an hour, you would charge around $5 an hour for babysitting.
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