How much is acceptable to charge for childcare?

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!

May 16, 2009 | Filed Under Childcare Jobs | Daycare Jobs 

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6 Responses to “How much is acceptable to charge for childcare?”

  1. Angel T on May 16th, 2009 9:35 pm

    five dollars per kid, and ten per hour, extra five if the kids are sick
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  2. Janet on May 16th, 2009 9:53 pm

    $10-$15 per hour is the going rate in my area (Sacramento, California) but it depends on your experience, how many kids you're watching and if you're expected to perform additional duties like cleaning, cooking, carpooling. Charge what you're worth and once the parents see what a good job you do with their kids they won't hesitate to pay your rate. Find out what the parent expects from you and let them know you work on a sliding scale depending on the expectation. The more you do, the more you should be paid.
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  3. monkey_653 on May 16th, 2009 10:27 pm

    i say 5 dollars an hour. cuz i was a baby sitter , but it all counts on how many kids there are.
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  4. **</3** on May 16th, 2009 11:12 pm

    10 dollars./hr.
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  5. babygirl92 on May 16th, 2009 11:26 pm

    it depends on the family. I usually charge about 5-10 dollars an hour per child. But depending on the familys situation i may charge less or for younger kids or sick kids i may charge more.
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  6. wider scope on May 17th, 2009 12:02 am

    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!
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