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what should i charge for child minding?

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  • 08-02-2014 6:19pm
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    billiejoe1234
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    hello, I am a 19 year old student and was recently asked to childmind for a family i currently babysit for. It would be for two days a week from 2 pm until 7pm in their own home. The two children are of school going age and I would be collecting them from school (which is in walking distance) and cooking dinner. I charge 8 euro an hour when babysitting and was just wondering if i should charge less for this new job? thank you very much for your time!
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    boobar
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    I think 5 euros an hour is about the going rate...

    That's what we pay our childminders for collecting our child from school and taking care of her until we collect her


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,886 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    If it's in the children's home, not your own one, then you are domestic employee, not a childminder.

    We have another thread about this issue here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057139916

    The only real advice we can give is "at least minimum wage" - which is less than you might think given that you may not have 1 year's paid work experience since turning 18.


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    [Deleted User]
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    I think 8 is a fair ask for two kids of school going age.


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    aimzLc2
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    boobar wrote: »
    I think 5 euros an hour is about the going rate...

    That's what we pay our childminders for collecting our child from school and taking care of her until we collect her

    wow :o you were so lucky to get your childminders that would do that for 5 euro an hour

    op ,the going rate is 8 euro per hour, 8 is definitely reasonable as its collecting them + dinner included.


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    d-don
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    boobar wrote: »
    I think 5 euros an hour is about the going rate...

    That's what we pay our childminders for collecting our child from school and taking care of her until we collect her


    Jesus Christ ... You stingy recession using sponge . €5 ... I'm in shock .


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    Woodpecker1
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    Mine is 5 an hour and fully flexible.

    Anymore and there would be no point working. Plus its really just watching telly most of the day for a fiver an hour.


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    Jesus Wept
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    boobar wrote: »
    I think 5 euros an hour is about the going rate...

    That's what we pay our childminders for collecting our child from school and taking care of her until we collect her
    Woodpecker1 wrote: »
    Mine is 5 an hour and fully flexible.

    Anymore and there would be no point working. Plus its really just watching telly most of the day for a fiver an hour.

    That's fairly disgraceful.


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    detective monkfish
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    Minimum wage minus tax, that's what my girlfriend is on. Sounds fair considering you get to watch tv for most of the day.


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    boobar
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    Our Year wrote: »
    That's fairly disgraceful.

    Why? When I asked how much was the service, this is what I was told.

    If the childminders sets the rate, what's the issue? Just to put it in context the childminders looks after 3 school going children at this rate, one of them happens to be mine.


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    boobar
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    aimzLc2 wrote: »
    wow :o you were so lucky to get your childminders that would do that for 5 euro an hour

    op ,the going rate is 8 euro per hour, 8 is definitely reasonable as its collecting them + dinner included.

    A number of childminders in the area offered me this rate. I suppose it's down to supply and demand.

    The childminders that looks after my child, looks after a number of children, she's quite open about the fact that she feels she makes enough money to make it worthwhile.


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    boobar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭boobar


    d-don wrote: »
    Jesus Christ ... You stingy recession using sponge . €5 ... I'm in shock .

    It's nothing to do with being stingy. Very colourful language, by the way. Maybe you mixed this forum up with After Hours.

    With childminding, you look for someone that you trust with your child.

    Then you ask what rate they want - and that's the rate I was told, simple as that.


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    Woodpecker1
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    boobar wrote: »
    It's nothing to do with being stingy.

    With childminding, you look for someone that you trust with your child.

    Then you ask what rate they want - and that's the rate I was told, simple as that.

    Yeah same with me. I have a mature woman looking out for mine. She stated the terms and she was very glad of the work.
    Tax and all that. I don't know. I don't care. All parties are happy.

    I drop my child to her house . Great for nights out as well.


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    Mrs OBumble
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    According to the details in the OP's first post, this thread is NOT about childminding (caring for other people's children in your own home). It is about being a domestic employee in the children's own home.

    So all the posts about rates for childminding (which is subject to totally different laws and tax regimes) are sweet - but totally irrelevant. And some responses to them are clearly from people who are confused and comparing the rates quoted with taxable wage rates.

    So - please keep it civil, and on-topic, viz not about childminding. No swearing / cursing and no back-seat modding.

    Thank you.


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