Baby sitting Rates?
Jul 15th 2006, 8:59 pm
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Baby sitting Rates?
We have currently a lovely scottish girl who babysits for us.
She asked for $10 per hour (plus we give her $5 petrol money) but have heard that another friend of ours pays between $20 to $25 per hour.
What should we do? Don't want to underpay the girl but on the other hand she was happy with the $10?
What rates are others paying? (Melbourne)
She asked for $10 per hour (plus we give her $5 petrol money) but have heard that another friend of ours pays between $20 to $25 per hour.
What should we do? Don't want to underpay the girl but on the other hand she was happy with the $10?
What rates are others paying? (Melbourne)
Jul 15th 2006, 9:14 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by thebears
We have currently a lovely scottish girl who babysits for us.
She asked for $10 per hour (plus we give her $5 petrol money) but have heard that another friend of ours pays between $20 to $25 per hour.
What should we do? Don't want to underpay the girl but on the other hand she was happy with the $10?
What rates are others paying? (Melbourne)
She asked for $10 per hour (plus we give her $5 petrol money) but have heard that another friend of ours pays between $20 to $25 per hour.
What should we do? Don't want to underpay the girl but on the other hand she was happy with the $10?
What rates are others paying? (Melbourne)
)She gets $5 an hour (!) which her parents suggest but they are good friends and she just comes around and watches a video or a DVD so its hardly work and often we're literally around the corner.
I gave her 25 rather than 20 for her latest stint as I felt a bit guilty. She was thrilled and took it no worries.
Jul 15th 2006, 9:27 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
By girl I mean 25 and also a qualified nursery worker.
$5 sounds like you are a tight wad.
$5 sounds like you are a tight wad.
Jul 15th 2006, 9:57 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by thebears
By girl I mean 25 and also a qualified nursery worker.
$5 sounds like you are a tight wad.
$5 sounds like you are a tight wad.
Jul 15th 2006, 10:11 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
She's 14 and a friend of the family. The rate was suggested by her parents and I tipped at the end. She'd probably do it free, in fact we babysat her and her 3 siblings free for hours on end; her parents hate counting hours and money and make a point of not making a fuss.
All I want is to make sure I'm not ripping our current baby sitter off. We thought $10 was okay but now this new info makes me feel we are
Jul 15th 2006, 10:17 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by thebears
All I want is to make sure I'm not ripping our current baby sitter off. We thought $10 was okay but now this new info makes me feel we are
I don't know what barstaff and waitresses get but its 'not much' either! We'll see what rates others come up with.
Jul 15th 2006, 10:22 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by fraser
Babysitter 
Jul 15th 2006, 10:24 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by bramptonbrian
You up for babysitting seeing you didn't get that job then?
Jul 15th 2006, 10:27 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by fraser
well up for it, just trying to remember what one is
Jul 15th 2006, 10:29 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by bramptonbrian
It's where you meet your girlfriend for adolesent fumblings
Jul 15th 2006, 10:29 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by thebears
Perhaps there are some others out there who use mature baby sitters? No problem with $5 for 14 year old but we just have had some bad experiences with "younger" baby sitters and prefer some maturity.
All I want is to make sure I'm not ripping our current baby sitter off. We thought $10 was okay but now this new info makes me feel we are
All I want is to make sure I'm not ripping our current baby sitter off. We thought $10 was okay but now this new info makes me feel we are
Jul 15th 2006, 10:38 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by fraser
We haven't had one in 11 months of being here, but someone has agreed to have them overnight in a couple of weeks, so we'll make the most of it as I don't expect them to be brave/silly enough to offer again :scared:
You'd better post what you're paying for the service to give these ladies an indication of the going rates. Don't over do it, we always seemed to come home in the early hours to find the kids still playing and the sitter asleep.
Jul 15th 2006, 10:54 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by thebears
We have currently a lovely scottish girl who babysits for us.
She asked for $10 per hour (plus we give her $5 petrol money) but have heard that another friend of ours pays between $20 to $25 per hour.
What should we do? Don't want to underpay the girl but on the other hand she was happy with the $10?
What rates are others paying? (Melbourne)
She asked for $10 per hour (plus we give her $5 petrol money) but have heard that another friend of ours pays between $20 to $25 per hour.
What should we do? Don't want to underpay the girl but on the other hand she was happy with the $10?
What rates are others paying? (Melbourne)
If its any use we pay our sitter $10 a hour , thats what she asks for, we often give her more, but she quoted $10 from the out set.
Hope that helps
Jul 15th 2006, 10:59 pm
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Re: Baby sitting Rates?
Originally Posted by bramptonbrian
I see You'd better post what you're paying for the service to give these ladies an indication of the going rates.
Don't over do it, we always seemed to come home in the early hours to find the kids still playing and the sitter asleep.
You'd better post what you're paying for the service to give these ladies an indication of the going rates. Don't over do it, we always seemed to come home in the early hours to find the kids still playing and the sitter asleep.
It's a freebie and they're staying overnight at their house
