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Baby Sitting - How much to charge

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  • 06-03-2010 11:02pm
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    MooseElla
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    Hi,

    Starting a new babysitting job in limerick city soon, and I am unsure of what to charge. I am half way through my degree, have a basic first aid cert, and lots of experience with children. The kids are 5 mnts and nearly 3.

    What is the usual fees?


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    PhysiologyRocks
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    I'm normally given 10 euro per hour in Cork, and if necessary, some families get me a cab home too.


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    deisemum
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    €7 per hour seems the norm in Waterford even for those with childcare qualifications.


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    desper8hsewife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭desper8hsewife


    i have a 4 yr old. i giv my regular girl 8e an hr before midnight and 10e aftr midnight. but i only use her in evenings and rarely too.


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    speedscot
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    I'm in Wexford and pay my girl €10 an hour and the full run of the fridge and kettle (which she well uses!) and she drives herself home fortunately.


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    The Big Red Button
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    Assuming you have your own transport, I'd say ten euro per hour is about right.

    Then again, I usually prefer to let the parents set the price. If they pay well, great. If not, I'll still babysit for them and I won't ask for more ... but I won't go out of my way to make myself available for them, I only do it if it suits me and if I'll be sitting at home otherwise. One family I babysat for very regularly used to pay me approx 12 euro per hour, but as far as I was concerned that price wasn't just paying me for the "work" I did when I was there, it also was compensation for me cancelling nights out or other plans at short notice if they needed me.

    By the way, I assume you're talking about casual babysitting in the evenings, as opposed to an actual childminding position?


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