Babysitting Question

[Horndogg]

My friend is babysitting a child before and after school. my friend eats meals at the BS house. she also stays late if the mom is late. BTW she is a single mom. What should my friend be getting to babysit 20 days in a month? She also babysits all summer long.

What should she be getting mor the month for before and after school and then what should she get for the summer.

[lavenderplum]

it actually depends on the going rate in her area.
In my area I know the going rate is usually $30 per day and up,
before school, after school and lunch together is $15 per day and any hr. after that is $5
but keep in mind how many hrs. before and after school

[jessep13]

i run a daycare out of my home and charge 40 for a normal 8hr day. and overtime is an additional 4$ per hour.

[Abby5]

It would be a nanny rate if she is at the child's home and eating their food. I hope I understood that??

[nadiabreckon]

Here, the going rate for before and after school care is $15/day. This will obviously vary if the sitter goes to the child's home... The rate for full time child care is $25/day, but again, it depends on where you live.

[Caliza]

When I babysit I charge $10/hour.

[nadiabreckon]

Personally, I would not hire a sitter for $10/hr... I know that's minimum wage, but if I'm going to work for 8hrs, and you're babysitting my child for 9hrs (1/2 hr before and after), I'm not spending $90/day and not making any money! I'd have to be making $30-40/hr in order to actually make it worth working...IMHO...

[LovelyLaeticia]

The drop-in day care (home based) that I use only charges me $5 an hour for up to 6 hours, $40 a day for 6-10 hours... and that is for a toddler, not toilet trained. Her daily price is lower once potty trained, I think $35. She charges $20 per day for before and after school care.

[Caliza]

Personally, I would not hire a sitter for $10/hr... I know that's minimum wage, but if I'm going to work for 8hrs, and you're babysitting my child for 9hrs (1/2 hr before and after), I'm not spending $90/day and not making any money! I'd have to be making $30-40/hr in order to actually make it worth working...IMHO...

Thats fair, and when I babysit it's usually in the evening so mom and dad can have a nice night out or whatnot. I work during the day, so if I'm giving up my evening I need it to be worthwhile for me too! But if you're bringing a sitter into your house for the day, they need to be making a fair wage also. Otherwise a group daycare is probably a better way to go.

[ashl3y]

I agree with Nadia. I'm not sure about before & after school care but in my area the going rate for a home daycare (8 hour day) is 25-30/day.

[linnyeg]

$10-$15 for before & after school is the going rate here, $40/day. However for me that's at the babysitters house, not with me providing food.