https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:11:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-babysitter-cost-question#post-2191415 Thu, 28 May 2015 08:10:31 +0000 Mamaof2 2191415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our sitter charges $15 for 2 kids - her MAX 24hr rate is $200 - so if we needed her for an overnight it wouldnt be $15x24 hours - just a flat $200 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-babysitter-cost-question#post-2191163 Wed, 27 May 2015 20:56:34 +0000 PinkElephant 2191163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually pay $15 to $20 an hour for two kids (1 and 3), and they usually go to sleep for at least part of the time! I recently saw rates on UrbanSitter upwards of $25/hr, and thought NO WAY! Fortunately no one has ever quoted me a truly outrageous rate, so I've never had to decide whether to negotiate or just make up a lame reason not to use them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-babysitter-cost-question#post-2191152 Wed, 27 May 2015 20:44:02 +0000 regberadaisy 2191152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I would offer a full day rate instead of an hourly rate then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-babysitter-cost-question#post-2191121 Wed, 27 May 2015 20:18:37 +0000 78h2o 2191121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've done it both ways, and it's worked out fine. I advertised a job that was 2 nights a week for 2 hrs each time at a flat weekly rate via Care.com and got lots of applicants. I've also advertised for an occasional sitter, with a posted pay range of $10-15 and then asked interviewees what they charged. </p> <p>For the 2 hr x 2 night job, I paid $60 a week ($15/hr), since it involved picking up and driving my daughter (more responsibility) and was a regular thing. </p> <p>For occasional sitting, sitters usually tell me they charge around $12 per hr for one, though I've had a few who have said $10-11 and a few who have wanted $14 or $15.</p> <p>ETA: All the sitters I have hired have been college students or college graduates. The sitter who did the 2 night/week for $60/wk for us for about a year was in her early 30s, had a college degree, and a regular full time job. I have hired one high school student who worked as a mother's helper and paid her $8-10 per hr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-babysitter-cost-question#post-2191114 Wed, 27 May 2015 20:14:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 2191114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@woodentulip: this babysitter is coming for a full day, pretty much (wedding is at 11 am) and watching her in a hotel. So I think she will be earning her money, whatever she charges. I'm hoping it's about $15. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-babysitter-cost-question#post-2191112 Wed, 27 May 2015 20:13:03 +0000 woodentulip 2191112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ask their rates, and have found that they tend to be usually between $10-$15 an hour for a teenager. The cheaper end of the scale is one sitter who charges less when they are sleeping, which is a bonus for us because we tend to only go out when the kids are in bed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-babysitter-cost-question#post-2191094 Wed, 27 May 2015 19:56:17 +0000 Foodnerd81 2191094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When you hire a new babysitter, do you ask their rate, or make an offer first? Does it matter if it's an on going sitter or just a one time thing for a special event? </p> <p>And just for fun what's the going rate for you? </p> <p>Have a baby sitter lined up for a family wedding and it's pretty much the first time I've arranged one. It's my friends nanny so I trust her but of course still a little nervous... </p>