How much should be charged to babysit a 2 year old 6 hours per day weekly?

Question

My mother is 36 years old and has been offered a job to babysit a 2 year old 6 hours per day weekly. She is wondering how much she should charge/how much she should get paid per week? Please give us some ideas on how much she should be paid.

What is the typical price per hour? What advice do you have?

Thank you very much for your time. We'd appreciate any answers and advice.

Sophia

Answer 1

This question will have a very broad range depending on where you are located. Here in Chicago Suburbs this kind of work will cost about $8-$12 per hour. Especially considering that they are not offering her a full week (40hr) it should be more per hour.

Answer 2

Currently I pay $85 for daycare per child per week. Works out to about $2 an hour, since they're in full-time. Other options in the area range up to about $160 per week ($4 an hour). This is a very low cost-of-living region; I know that comparable care would be at least $250 if I were still in Boston or New York, for example, so I consider myself very, very lucky to pay so little.

All these are multi-child daycares, so you can definitely charge much more than that since the child in this case is getting 100% of the caretaker's attention. $8 an hour would be bare minimum in my opinion, and that's just for your mom's pay -- include an extra weekly charge for food and other miscellaneous supplies (e.g. crayons, paper).

Scale that figure up a bit if you're in an area with a higher cost of living, or if the parents are well off. They seem to be looking for an experienced, stable caretaker who watches only one child, and they should be willing to pay a premium for such care!

Answer 3

TO BEGIN, I WOULDN'T JUST HIRE ANYONE TO WATCH MY OR ANYONE ELSE'S TWO YEAR OLD. A DAY CARE, THAT IS WELL RECOMMENDED AND KNOWN TO THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE BEST AS THEY HAVE TRAINED STAFF, OTHER CHILDREN OR THE SAME AGE AND CARRY THE NECESSARY INSURANCE. THEY ALSO, HAVE THE MEANS TO HANDLE EMERGENCIES. YOU WILL PAY ABOUT $85. TO $150.00 PER WEEK. IF, HOWEVER, YOU KNOW A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON THAT ALSO HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED OR KEEPS JUST TWO OR THREE OTHER CHILDREN YOU MIGHT TAKE THE CHANCE AND YOU PROBABLY WON'T HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN $6.00 AN HOUR, PLUS FURNISHING THE DIAPERS AND FOOD. THIS PERSON SHOULD ALSO HAVE A RIDER ON HER HOME OWNERS
INSURANCE POLICY OF AT LEAST $500,000. AND THAT WILL COVER HER, YOUR CHILD AND YOU IN THE EVENT THAT A PROBLEM ARISES. CHURCHS ALSO PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF CARE IN MANY INSTANCES, AND AT A LESSER COST, SOMETIMES FREE, DEPENDING ON YOUR INCOME LEVEL. THERE IS NOTHING MORE DEAR TO YOU THAN YOUR CHILD SO DON'T LET THE COST OR LACK OF BE YOUR FINAL FACTOR IN DECIDING ON WHERE TO TAKE YOUR CHILD. NOW, THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU SOME BACKGROUNG YOUR MOTHER NEEDS TO KNOW THE LIABILITY THAT SHE WOULD HAVE WHEN BEING IN SOMEONE ELSE HOME, AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PARENTS HAVE INSURANCE. THEY WILL NEED TO WITH HOLD TAXES, ETC. IF THEY PAY HER MORE THAN $400.00 SO SHE MIGHT HAVE TO SAY SHE WANTS TO CLEAR $6.00 AN HOUR, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT SHE NEED TO ASK FOR ABOUT $8.00 PER HOUR GROSS. SHE ALSO NEEDS TO HAVE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT OF WHAT AND WHAT NOT TO DO AND HOW TO HANDLE EMERGENCIES. IT IS A RISKY POSITION. YOUR MOTHER MAY WANT TO PASS.

Answer 4

Standard for an adult that has Red Cross training in the Northeast is $12 per hour.

Answer 5

In my experience, it all depends on where I live. I once had to baby site 4 kids, and their mother wouldn't pay me more than 6$ an hour.

Now I moved to a richer place, and people around my area who needs me to baby sit for them, pay me ten to twelve dollars an hour. Also, if I baby-sit for people who live in the rich areas of Malibu, for example, I might get twice as much money. But I guess if you have enough experience with baby sitting, the average cost shouldn't be less than 8 dollars an hour.

Answer 6

I hoping I can help. When I had my infant daughter in a friend's care for ~8 hours per day, 5 days a week, we paid her $150 ($30 per day) plus we had to supply everything - formula, food, crib to sleep in, etc. When she turned 1, they were going to up it to $175 per week. ($35/day)

When my daughter was 1, we actually ended up switching to a regular daycare center (had problems with the unavailability of our friend putting us on the spot for work) - and they charged us ~$230 per week for toddlers and ~$200 for pre-school age. But they supplied EVERYTHING including lunch, snacks, cots, and toys. This was also for unlimited time between 6am and 6pm.

So in this case, my suggestion would be dependent on how much you expect them to supply. I would say $30 per 6-hour day is probably pretty good (given inflation on my earlier figure) as long as they supply everything. I'd say $40 per 6 hour day if you need to buy snacks, food and drinks.

Answer 7

I would think that $30 per day is reasonable. It would cost more to take the child to day care, but this is, I am assuming, in their own home. Meals, television, toys, crib will be provided by the parents.

Answer 8

I wouldn't do it for less than $40, plus food expenses, per day. By paying an adult, the Mother is getting more responsibility than they would if they hired a teenage girl, so they should pay more.

Answer 9

15-20 per day.Is child potty trained?? Charge more if not.

Answer 10

75.00 to a 125.00 is the going rate per week in most parts of the U.S