 Posted 6/23/2006 10:17:42 PM
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hi all,
we have 2 kids, a daughter who is almost 3 and a 14 mth old son.
we have a girl that we are considering to be our babysitter... she's 17, lives in the area, says she has a lot of experience with young children and is a trained lifeguard after school.
my question is.... how much is the going rate for a sitter these days?
thanks!
caroline
ps-we live in toronto
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Posted 6/25/2006 5:56:37 PM
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| I'm in Saskatchewan. My child care provider charges $2.50 per child per hour. Includes a meal and two snacks. That's for an 8 hour (or so) day, five days a week. And it's in her own home, where she also takes in other children. For someone to come into your home, I'd expect to pay more. For evening babysitting, I would also expect to pay more. Check the archives here (are they still active??)...this has been discussed at some length in the past. Does the girl have a price in mind?
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Posted 6/26/2006 9:05:09 AM
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I would guess that around 5-10$/hour in the GTA would be reasonable. Waaay back when I used to babysit (15 years ago-oh to be that young again..lol) $5/hr was average. I would think that with inflation that's gone up a bit since then. Do you have any neighbors that you could ask? You could always ask the girl you have in mind.
KarynDSS #1 Feb 98, DSS #2 July 99, and Baby Due Jan 27, 2007!!  Recently Married April 29/06 (our baby is a honeymoon baby) Moderator!
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Posted 6/28/2006 2:42:16 PM
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| Hi I live In Alberta and run a day home, i charge $20 a day per child. or $3 hr, after the 5th hr its considered a full day that includes 2 snacks, and lunch
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Posted 6/29/2006 1:51:51 PM
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When I was a babysitter as a teen I was paid $20/day, $2.50/hr for after school care and $5/hr for evenings. And I usually took care of them in their home and normally there were 2 kids. When I looked for a sitter I found that it was $25/day with no food included, had to bring a lunch and only for 1 kid. $3-$5/hr for a few hours during the day or evening. When I was working I found a sitter who was $15/day and was willing to take them for short periods of time for $5/3hr. We have a teen who is a friend of ours and we pay her usually $10 to watch the kids (normally just Cole as Carter is more maintainence for her right now) for a few hours, no more then 3, at a time.
Mom of Cole (age 4) and Carter (age 2)www.scotiapuzzles.com
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Posted 7/26/2006 1:17:11 PM
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Hi Everyone,
We have my fiances 13 year old niece babysitting for us (our daughter is 7) and I don't know how much I should be paying her for the summer. My work hours vary, sometimes I'm at work for 3hrs or up to 9hrs. I don't want her parents to think that we are taking advantage and not paying enough. I would love some advice on what a fair hourly rate would be.
Thanks
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Posted 8/29/2006 2:27:12 PM
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| People that I have talked to are charging $30-35 a day. Snacks and meals included.
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