Babysitting Fees

**tash1508** · 07-02-2011, 04:50 PM

Hi all,
Just wanted a bit of advice really and I know you are all full of that!!
I have just started out and while I am waiting for my first mindees I am considering offering babysitting services.
Thing is I haven't got a clue what I would charge people for this.
Is it the norm to charge hourly, by the night or what?? Confuuused!!
I live in Wirral, Merseyside so anyone local to me that can help it would be much appreciated!
Thanks guys xx

**Tink** · 07-02-2011, 05:05 PM

I would base it upon the amount of hours that you will be required.
It's a long time since I did any babysitting but used to get £5 an hour and am still in touch with the girls now, although they are a lot older now!!

**sarah707** · 07-02-2011, 05:57 PM

Dd is 17 and gets £5 an hour, time and a half after midnight and her lift home (taxi or they bring her).

If she is there over a meal time then they feed her too.

Hth

**sarak31** · 07-02-2011, 06:36 PM

I pay our babysitter £6 per hour but often people charge £7 /8 per hour if they are childcare professionals (we are in herts).

Why don't you have a look on childcare.co.uk and see what people in your area are charging for babysitting? Good luck.

**Mookins** · 07-02-2011, 07:25 PM

I babysit for one family down the road from me and for about 3 and half hours and get £20 but shes quite a good friend too.

if i go out of the village id charge more or for someone i didnt know
xx

**Susana0600** · 08-02-2011, 10:15 PM

I charge £6 per hour, but I know in my are others babysitters charge 7 and 8 per hour

**Shirlwith3** · 09-02-2011, 05:02 PM

I babysit for a agency & get paid £5.95 with a min 4hr booking if goes after midnight rate goes up.

Have had loads of bookings to so which has help as business has been slow round here.

**flowerpots** · 09-02-2011, 05:12 PM

my babysittter charges £5.00p/h and i pay for her taxi home, ere in birmingham.

**Cammie Doodle** · 09-02-2011, 07:41 PM

Me thinks we'd all be better paid as Babysitters

no Ofsted no EYFS etc etc

**Mookins** · 09-02-2011, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by June

Me thinks we'd all be better paid as Babysitters

no Ofsted no EYFS etc etc

and 9 times out of ten they're asleep

xx

**tash1508** · 09-02-2011, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Shirlwith3

I babysit for a agency & get paid £5.95 with a min 4hr booking if goes after midnight rate goes up.

Have had loads of bookings to so which has help as business has been slow round here.

Which agency do you go through? Sounds good Hun x