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What are some fun babysitting activites to take along to the kids house?

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:48:24 +0000

I’m babysitting a 5 year old, 9 year old, and a 12 year old. What are some fun activities for all of them that i can bring along to their house?

Water balloons
A pet
Puzzle
Board game
Computer/video game
TV
Dress Up
Makeover
Play ninja
Hide n seek
Toys
Stories
Bring a wrapped present

Quality Child Care For Parents-What Are Child Day Care Jobs Worth To You?

admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:19:42 +0000

Quality Child Care For Parents – What Is Child Care Worth To You?

Angie, a child care teacher talks about the lack of standards in child care.

Parents, are you looking for quality daycare or childcare?

Are you looking for someone who is more than a babysitter?

Wondering what your states standards and regulations are?

Want your children to get a good early childhood education from a teacher who cares and is qualified?

Have you checked out your local Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (CCR&R) for quality childcare?

I hope by watching my videos I can offer some help and guidance for your childcare needs.

Stay tuned for more videos to come.

Angie

Duration : 4 min 46 sec

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How do I start a successful child daycare business?

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:38:08 +0000

I'm 12 and want to start a babysitting business in my apartment complex. How should I start? I'm pretty good with kids, and responsible. I know some neighbors have kids and would like to babysit them. So how do I get started?

Make flyers on your computer and print them out saying how much you charge, your phone number, good qualities about yourself, etc. Put flyers on people's car windshields, on their doors, or hand them out when you see them. Make a poster and put it on the lawn where families can see it. Tell people who have kids or have your parents mention it to their friends who have kids. Basically, the more you tell Others and get the advertising, then the more business you will get. BE CAREFUL… if you put your phone number on posters and flyers, that means ANYONE can call you. You never know, a child predator might give you a call so ALWAYS use good judgement. Make sure you are acquainted to the people whose kids you are babysitting and to be on the safe side. Have your parents go with you to the family's home (if you are going to babysit there) for the first time to meet the parents.

Good luck… I hope you make a lot of $$$$.

Do you have to include babysitting income on a tax return?

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:38:14 +0000

My wife did some on and off babysitting for a local mother. Total income might be around $800 – $1000, but I am not sure and the lady didn't do any type of W2. Now the lady wants to write off money paid for babysitting, but I didn't include it in my return.

Your spouse would have to give her SSN, name, and address to the mother, and a written statement as to how much money was paid. Figure out how much was paid, don't let the mother figure it out or you may find yourself owing more tax if the mOther overstates the amount paid on her return.

Then, you'll have to amend your return and add the income, using a Schedule C. If the children were in your home, then you may have additional deductions for the use of your home.

With this amount of income, hopefully you can get the net profit down below $400 and owe no Social Security or Medicare taxes.

Does babysitting younger siblings count as job experience on a resume?

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:51:10 +0000

Yes, I got paid for babysitting.
I am 18 and have no prior work or volunteer experience besides the babysitting of my two younger siblings.

I think if you have no Other job experience, you should. I baby sat my siblings all the time. So when I applied for a job at 16, I put it down under previous work history. I put my parents name as employer. When they interviewed me they asked the typical previous employment questions. What were my duties while baby sitting. What I liked most about baby sitting.

I am babysitting and I want to make a good impression what should I do?

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:08:09 +0000

I am babysitting a 9 year old boy and a 6 year old girl. I've never babysat them before but I have babysat kids ages 2-11 for the past year. I want them to like me so I can babysit again what should I do to make a first impression on the kids and the parents?

Ok, first of all, show up a half and hour yearly. This gives you time to ask the parents questions, get a tour of the house, get to know the kids, and find out all emergency phone numbers. Be mature and calm around the kids, and try and get them to like you. If you get the children on your good side, they tend to ask their parents if they can have you again.

On anOther note, wear something comfortable, yet still nice looking. It is very similar to a job interview, and you don't want to show up in a gunky tee-shirt and ripped jeans. A clean, nice looking shirt and a pair of jeans would look nice.

This is a really good trick that I have learned after a while. Bring a bag of toys and books the kids might like, and maybe even some age appropriate movies. BIG impressive move toward parents, and the kids automatically ADORE you.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THINGS ARE CLEAN BEFORE THE PARENTS COME HOME!

Good luck!

How can I start a babysitting business?

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:08:05 +0000

I'm very good with young children (ages 1-5) because I have a 2 year old sister. I'm very good with her. I'll be 13 in November and I would really like to babysit for some extra money. I need some links to babysitting websites or just tips. And what should I do to prepare for a babysitting business.

Ask your parents to talk to people at work to see if they need any babysitting, put some ads up on the streets, talk to neighbors, and there aren't really any websites for babysitting as it's not really a huge business. You could also try Other ways of earning extra money by running errands for your parents, shoveling snow, mowing the grass during the summer, and maybe internships but I'm not sure if you can since your age is below 16.

Best of luck!

How much is acceptable to charge for childcare?

admin — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:21:04 +0000

I'm a 20 year old college student with a lot of experience with children any age. I have very plenty of good references. The last family I babysat for I charged $10 an hour and I babysat them for about 10 months. Unfortunately with my school schedule and their schedule I will only be babysitting on an as needed basis. Now that I'm looking for a new babysitting job what would be an acceptable amount for me to charge for babysitting?

i think it depends on how many hours you will be staying. set your per hour rate, at say, $10/hr. if babysitting for only a short time on a non-regular basis, charge more and if babysitting on a regular basis for longer periods of time, charge less.

kids…. gotta wuv em!

What are childcare options for single mother working two jobs when child is sick?

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:38:05 +0000

I am a manager and one of my employees is having some attendance problems. Her child gets sick occasionally and she does not have Other family who can help take care of them so she has to take off of work. They are all legitimate illnesses, but they are more than allowed by company policy and I really want to help her because she is responsible and reliable when at work. Are there any childcare options for her when her child is sick?

Unfortunately unless she has family friends or a private sitter there is not much she can do except take care of her child.

But to help you, I work in HR…

If the child is diagnosed with a chronic illness (asthma as an example) then she would be qualified for FMLA in the US. That would allow her to miss up to 12 weeks of work w/o being penalized. The days do not have to consecutive it can be one day here and 2 days there. She would be protected for for a total of 12 weeks off for a rolling yr not a calendar yr..

Get her FMLA papers and have her take them to her doctor to have filled out, the doctor will know if the child has an illness that is covered.

Also once she has missed 3days of work have her bring in doctors notes from the childs doctor to keep her covered from losing her job until the FMLA papers are completed.

Hope this helps.