We have friends staying nearby for a edding next Easter who want to book a Babysitter for the night of the Wedding.
Can anyone give me a rough idea of the going rate they can expect to pay?
Many thanks.
Going rate for a Babysitter
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I pay my babysitter €5 per hour plus a cab home, pizza and soft drinks and as much TV as she fancies and I also leave here a DVD if she wants.
An 18 year old unqualified student came by my house at the beginning of the summer to offer her babysitting services and said she charged €10 per hour - I don´t believe she got any work ...
An 18 year old unqualified student came by my house at the beginning of the summer to offer her babysitting services and said she charged €10 per hour - I don´t believe she got any work ...
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They would trust their children to a strangerbrenda wrote:We have friends staying nearby for a edding next Easter who want to book a Babysitter for the night of the Wedding.
Can anyone give me a rough idea of the going rate they can expect to pay?
Many thanks.
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Perhaps it is a generalisation and there are many young women who are competent , but the service is hugely undervalued- perhaps you get what you pay for. For someone with experience, references (checkable) and even a reasonably up to date police check you should consider paying between 10 and 20 euros p h, and value it properly- good childcare is very important and hard to find
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my ex pays 80 euros for an "overnight stay". one child, one small dog.
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Wow, the rates really vary, don´t they?
I pay my best friend´s daughter (who´s 18) 10 euros for an evening stint (approx 9pm-12 midnight), for 2 kids. She´s always really grateful for the cash, but I feel a bit of a tight b*gger now, eh?
I leave her snacks, internet access and TV/DVDs - does that count?
I pay my best friend´s daughter (who´s 18) 10 euros for an evening stint (approx 9pm-12 midnight), for 2 kids. She´s always really grateful for the cash, but I feel a bit of a tight b*gger now, eh?
I leave her snacks, internet access and TV/DVDs - does that count?
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My daughter who is 20 babysits regulary for neighbours and friends. She is paid 50 euros from 8pm-1am for watching between 1-3 children. This was what the parents offered her when she first began sitting for them and they have continued to pay her this amount each time she babysits.
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I guess one possible consideration is my kids are in bed whereas local Spanish kids are up until midnight/1am easily in the summer.
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Having read this ost, I am glad I don't have any small children Lol
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