Hourly rate for babysitting??
I babysit occasionally for a neighbour and I have no idea what she should be paying me. I am 17, so the minimum wage is £3.40, but that doesn't seem like a lot to me.
Any other babysitters out there; what do you charge? Thanks
Any other babysitters out there; what do you charge? Thanks
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Negotiate a price with her.
This is a pro:http://www.nicksbabysittingservice.co.uk/costofbabysitting.html
So anywhere between the minimum wage and him tbh. I would hold out for the 'National Minimum wage' as you aren't doing anything different to an adult.
This is a pro:http://www.nicksbabysittingservice.co.uk/costofbabysitting.html
So anywhere between the minimum wage and him tbh. I would hold out for the 'National Minimum wage' as you aren't doing anything different to an adult.
Well i get alot of different amounts im never really consistant!
im doing babysitting in the next week and im getting £6.80 and hour for that, there isnt a set rate for the cost of babysitting more the discresion of the parents as it is cash in hand work...
im doing babysitting in the next week and im getting £6.80 and hour for that, there isnt a set rate for the cost of babysitting more the discresion of the parents as it is cash in hand work...
hi
i do lots of babysitting. you will find, that some families pay you well and some pay you ****!
one family, have 3 children aged 14, 12 and 9 pay me approx £10 for 3.45 hours plus i had to drive there and back. so just over £2.50 an hour!!! rip off that one and the kids are brats so i only babysit them when im skint!
another family i babysit for have 3 children, aged 15 (with downsyndrome) 12 and 6. they pay me £20 for 5 hours so about £4 per hour.
wheras another family, their children are aged 8,6 and 3. they paid me £10 for like an hour and half.
so you get well paid families and low paying families. the problem is, if they dont ask you how much you should be paid (i never get asked that crucial question!) then they sort of guess and are used to the pay they would have received when they were our age! and its then embarassing to say "are you joking, im no slave"
plus a lot of people will try to justofy **** pay by saying its an easy job, but i promise you its harder than my proper weeken job! the responsibility is massive, if anything goes wrong they blame you!
i do lots of babysitting. you will find, that some families pay you well and some pay you ****!
one family, have 3 children aged 14, 12 and 9 pay me approx £10 for 3.45 hours plus i had to drive there and back. so just over £2.50 an hour!!! rip off that one and the kids are brats so i only babysit them when im skint!
another family i babysit for have 3 children, aged 15 (with downsyndrome) 12 and 6. they pay me £20 for 5 hours so about £4 per hour.
wheras another family, their children are aged 8,6 and 3. they paid me £10 for like an hour and half.
so you get well paid families and low paying families. the problem is, if they dont ask you how much you should be paid (i never get asked that crucial question!) then they sort of guess and are used to the pay they would have received when they were our age! and its then embarassing to say "are you joking, im no slave"
plus a lot of people will try to justofy **** pay by saying its an easy job, but i promise you its harder than my proper weeken job! the responsibility is massive, if anything goes wrong they blame you!
Thanks for that guys. Negotiation is the key I guess
Usually £4-£5 which is better then my part time job pay!
Sophi*
I get about £7 an hour. I babysit for a few families in my village and they all pay about the same. Its better money than my part time job!
You are so lucky!
Yeah, £7 sounds pretty sweet. I'm aiming for around £4/hour
It also depends on the situation....
If it's just straight babysitting for one child, say aged 4, for a few hours, then its usually £4-5 an hour for me.
But you have to take into account other factors, like I'm CRB checked, first aid trained, with loads of previous experience and 4 child care qualifications which bumps up the price of hiring me.... whereas say a person with no first aid training, no CRB check and not a lot of experience would expect to be paid less....
It depends on the family as well, some pay you well, and some don't. It also depends on the CHILD you are babysitting, for example, newborns, twins, children with learning disabilities, or more than one child, that can also bump the rate per hour up seeing as it's more effort and work involved.... it also depends on the situation, for example, tonight I'm babysitting ONE child aged 9, so wouldn't be any extra than my usual rate, usually, however I am babysitting her in a hotel room as she sleeps, she went to a wedding today and her parents want to go to the reception alone from 9pm-1am which is in the hotel, so the charge is more because it was a last minute decision and in a strange place.....
=] hope that helps!
If it's just straight babysitting for one child, say aged 4, for a few hours, then its usually £4-5 an hour for me.
But you have to take into account other factors, like I'm CRB checked, first aid trained, with loads of previous experience and 4 child care qualifications which bumps up the price of hiring me.... whereas say a person with no first aid training, no CRB check and not a lot of experience would expect to be paid less....
It depends on the family as well, some pay you well, and some don't. It also depends on the CHILD you are babysitting, for example, newborns, twins, children with learning disabilities, or more than one child, that can also bump the rate per hour up seeing as it's more effort and work involved.... it also depends on the situation, for example, tonight I'm babysitting ONE child aged 9, so wouldn't be any extra than my usual rate, usually, however I am babysitting her in a hotel room as she sleeps, she went to a wedding today and her parents want to go to the reception alone from 9pm-1am which is in the hotel, so the charge is more because it was a last minute decision and in a strange place.....
=] hope that helps!
hey everyone, im also not sure how much to charge for babysitting.. ive had over 3 years babysitting experience now, but also experience within nurseries, pre-schools and a primary school.. volunteered at rainbows and also work part time in a childrens indoor play area.. i started charging £5 per hour 3 years ago, but when new families ask how much i charge i dont know whether i should say £6 now as when i started i had no experience at all.. but then i dont want to be over charging them as sometimes its just 1 kid im babysitting or they are already in bed.. and i feel im not actually doing anything but watching tv and £6 an hour seems a bit much.
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