going rate for babysitters?
 

does anyone use babysitters?

not guarderias or crèches - the old fashioned kind who babysit at home for you when you have a night out!

what's the going hourly rate?

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Sharp intake of breath when ours told me.... 8€. But she does do childcare for a living and is adult, and is Spanish which for me is infinitely preferable (I did get her by recommendation!) because 8yo gets Spanish at home!

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On our last and only night out, we paid 10 euros per hour.

But she did have to look after 4 young children and she was a proper canguro.

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There are quite stict guidlines for baby sitting.....which comply with the EU rule. 1765 section A8



You have to take into consideration who is baby sitting for who (what age)


For example if I were to baby sit, for a fit 18 year old blonde girl I would charge a lot less (maybe free) than for looking after a spoilt 9 year old boy.
:rofl::rofl:

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:rolleyes:;)

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:rolleyes:indeed

I googled the rule & can't find it

so is JLFS pulling my leg?

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I believe he might be, however stranger things have been produced by the ex's wallahs at the EU!

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YEP...........;)

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see - I'm awake both ends of the day sometimes:p

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I can see that it would be difficult to pull the wool over your eyes, top of the morning ta ye.:D

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& I still don't know what the going rate is !!

more than dog walking?


flat rate or rate per child/nappy change!?

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I honestly have no idea but another solution to the baby sitter, is a sleep over, arrange for them to have a sleep over in a friends on the nigh that you want to go out and have one a your place on another night.... Depending on the ages and the friends it might work.......

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I thought 2 people have said already? Looking on the Spanish forums it looks like the rate is between 7-11 euros per hour depending on where you live and how many children they have to look after.

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:thumbdown:

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what's wrong with that? :blink:

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It seems abit sarky to me, the "I thought 2 people have said already" bit, does sound like you are saying, there is your answer, go away, end of thread.

It is a relatively new thread so it is not as if it has been doing the rounds for ages, and if the OP wants to delve in a little more, why not, what is the matter with that.

If the tread is of no interest to you why bother posting on it with a IMO a cutting comment, why not refrain from posting on that particular thread, there a loads of others to post on.

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Come on chaps, this isn't helping Lynn get her night out.... a couple of us did say, it's true (€8 in my case, €10 manamama) but OP might not have been quite as awake as she thought:rofl:... and of course rates probably vary from place to place so a few more suggestions could make all the difference. Sleepovers sound a good idea though. (for the kids, I mean:o)

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I got my babysitter from my daughters guardaria.

Perhaps you could ask at one of your local guardarias and ask if they do this sort of service.

To look after your two girls who I think would be easy to look after (unlike my little ones) you'd be looking at paying 8 euros, a reasonable sum.

It cost us 50 euros in total so our night outs at the moment are once a year!!:rofl:

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thanks


we're actually thinking around 7 an hour


the person Fiona mentioned is a qualified child carer

I'm thinking more the neighbour/teen next door sort of arrangement

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I think it depends on whether they can sit and watch TV all evening, or whether they are actually "looking after" and entertaining a child. I know it is still their time, but I think it allows some space for negotiation. The rate depends on whether they have to travel, too. I agree on the sleepover thing, or take it in turns with a trusted friend who has a child to babysit for one another's children.

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I can have a night out any time I like - my kids are old enough;)


a friend wants my teenage dd to babysit - & neither of us know what is a fair rate - both those rates were for people who are professional/qualified carers

maybe I should have been a little clearer - but to me a babysitter is not usually a professional carer:unsure:

yes, that's the point

she might just sit & watch tele all evening

but maybe one of the kids will wake up - need a nappy change - need entertaining

I used to do a lot of babysitting as a teenager - sometimes it was money for nothing - others it felt like slave labour - but you never know in advance..................................

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(i) :frown:Harrumph. Oh well, only another six years or so.....:lol:
(ii) Me too... we just struck 'lucky' with someone recommended
(iii) I'd say actually many if not most people almost expect the babysitter to flop in front of the tv & read or whatever; it's the possibility of needing more childcare that's maybe the only issue for the parents/sitter depending on how adept the sitter is. As to price, well obviously I can only guess but if, for example, €8 plus seems a more professional rate, how about starting out suggesting €5? Guess ultimately it's down to what your friend thinks is reasonable and you/dd1 think's not taking advantage.
Obviously as in the UK the rates usually go up after midnight, which in Spain might put the price up generally! Oh, and should include safe conduct home....

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thing is my friend has asked me what I think...........................:unsure:

I originally thought 5 til my dd pointed out that a friend of hers gets that for walking one dog - & this is 3 little kids so it should be more..........................


dd really wants to do this - she's brill with little kids - and is sensible/dependable enough

it's also just a couple of mins walk from home, so I could always help out if need be............................

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Unfortunately I think the dogwalker is getting quite a lot so it reflects badly on realism. I was stumped, so googled and found a Feb 2010 post on a UK forum saying
they'd always paid £3.50 to neighbours' children, but would round up to £15 or £20 if closer to midnight getting home. They paid an 18 yo daughter of a friend £5....

Don't suppose that helps, though:unsure:

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I did ask some friends in the UK, & they reckoned anything from 7.50 an hour to 20 for an evening & 5 more an hour after midnight.............


I think I know what I'll suggest now

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¡hola! Lynnxa,

Am I too late with my post? Have you made a decision? Your question has made me think - ouch!;)
I can only guess that your dd is under 16, well brought up, level headed, but professionally untrained in childcare? Well done to her for having thought about gaining experience in this area.
Nonetheless, it is right that a rate should be set for "first time babysitters", otherwise it devalues the young person.
(I believe that the "responsible" person here (legally) is the parent/s of the child when the babysitter is under the age of 16.)

Thought #1:
IMO, €20 for an evening is reasonable as this would mean charging the same for either an hour or 4 hours of babysitting. However, after midnight, I think the hourly rate should double to €10 per hour or fraction thereof.
The responsible adult should make it clear when he/she plans to return before the evening begins, and contact the babysitter immediately should he/she be late.
The babysitter then can decide afterwards whether or not this adult is reliable enough to babysit for another time.

Carol
P.S. How long before this thread is moved to siesta time?;)

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sorry - hope your head doesn't hurt too much after thinking;)


it wasn't actually my dd's idea - she was approached - but it wouldn't hurt her to earn some pocket money from someone other than me - she has do chores at home to earn her pocket money as it is!


I have made my suggestion - not far off your suggestion in fact

we shall see - & yes, in retrospect it maybe should have gone in Siesta time:o

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:D Ah well, then it is you who deserves the praise! PMT = Proud Mama Time!(Applause, applause!)

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we shall see - we haven't had this term's notas yet;)

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But sitting time zones are totally different here, some don`t go out till they are usually coming home in the UK :D
Just think what you would sit for.

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true - but we're used to that now

and it's an English family who haven't been here long enough to be totally Spanishyfied yet!

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If they were, they'd be taking their kids with them

Unless they're going clubbing :)

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exactly - though even Spanish parents like to get out without the kids sometimes

but they tend to have the extended family on hand to babysit

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Our "ex" (Spanish) babysitter in Barcelona would sit for our son until 1am watching the TV and then head out clubbing until 6am, so for her it was just the early part of her evening!