My parents normally babysit if we have conflicting schedules and need them to (my husband doesn't know his schedule in advance, and I work part time in the evenings). But they're going away for a week so we've hired a family friend to look after our 2 year old daughter when I'm at work. The girl we've hired is 13 years old, and she is dependable, she has experience and is dependable and responsible. When I was babysitting (10-15 years ago!) the going rate was $3-$4 an hour. I'm only making $8/hour right now but I don't really think that's entirely relevant. I think child care is an important job though and it's only for a week. If I went by the increase in minimum wage in the past 15 years where we live, $4-$5 an hour would be reasonable. $5 an hour just doesn't sound like much to me. Any ideas?
2007-03-07
03:16:57
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