Jump to content

how much to pay for babysitting?

GCOakley

By GCOakley
in The Family Room Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

tisba

tisba

Posted
Posted
I think reasonable price is 7-8? per hour. As a nanny I don't expect to be paid no more than that for babysitting as children usually are in bed already or just about to be put in bed. And also if they are older kids and don't need nothing more than just to be told to go to bed.
Cheryl_M

Cheryl_M

Posted
Posted
Just wondering about everyone's situation in this thread. My partner and I don't have any friends or family in the area so have no-one to rely on for a couple of hours babysitting every now and then. I feel such a terrible parent thinking about leaving my 11 month old with a babysitter, but is it ok? Am I being silly? It would be so nice for us to go out even for a bike ride for an hour or so!
reneet

reneet

Posted
Posted

Cheryl_M Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Just wondering about everyone's situation in this

> thread. My partner and I don't have any friends

> or family in the area so have no-one to rely on

> for a couple of hours babysitting every now and

> then. I feel such a terrible parent thinking

> about leaving my 11 month old with a babysitter,

> but is it ok? Am I being silly? It would be so

> nice for us to go out even for a bike ride for an

> hour or so!


You need time for yourself and its perfectly acceptable. If you are worried you could get the sitter to come for an hour while you are there closer to your baby's nap time. Then leave when your baby is having their nap.


On the issue of how much, it depends. If your child is bigger and its earlier you can use a high school student I think from 15yrs and you can pay them 5/hr to 6/hr. If you will ba late then 8/hr is the usual going rate for an adult sitter

Sunlover00

Sunlover00

Posted
Posted

Cheryl_M Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Just wondering about everyone's situation in this

> thread. My partner and I don't have any friends

> or family in the area so have no-one to rely on

> for a couple of hours babysitting every now and

> then. I feel such a terrible parent thinking

> about leaving my 11 month old with a babysitter,

> but is it ok? Am I being silly? It would be so

> nice for us to go out even for a bike ride for an

> hour or so!



why should you feel guilty paying for a bbsitter?? Its no different from dropping kids off with family for a few hrs if you had any around you. The only difference that you have to pay for the childcare

patt1980

patt1980

Posted
Posted
I use www.sitters.co.uk and have been very happy with their service. Have only used them for evenings when i have put my 18 month old to bed but there have never been any problems and now have a couple of regular preferred sitters. They charge ?6.50 p/h for week nights and ?7 on weekends plus you pay a booking fee of ?4 i think for each booking to sitters, they all have a car so no cab fare. I also know they very thoroughly check each sitter as my mum once signed up to them and was very thoroughly interviewed and reference checked.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
  • Advertise Here

  • Latest Discussions

    • Sue
      Councillor McAsh defects to the Greens

      By Sue · Posted

      Well I don't know, and nor do you. Sitting MPs change their parties.
    • Blah Blah
      Councillor McAsh defects to the Greens

      By Blah Blah · Posted

      The Greens are knocking on the door of Labour in a few wards, so yes, there is some voter swing in play from some local canvassing. Elected officials jumping ship is nothing new. Political careerism is also nothing new. On a local level, all candidates for election start as committed party political activists. That's how they get selected to stand. But politics is also a long game. Far better to stay and be part of any swing when it inevitably comes (as it always does), than to close the door altogether imo. I think James failing to become leader probably was the key factor in his decision, but leaving for another party effectively means there is no way back. Maybe he is going to work himself into the future leadership of the Greens instead. Time will tell.  Edited to add that while I can understand why former Labour supporters feel disillusioned with the current government (both local and national), it's important to remember how bad things were under the last one and the coalition before it. It's going to take time for any government to rebuild the economy and pay down the national debt.
    • Rockets
      Councillor McAsh defects to the Greens

      By Rockets · Posted

      Err, are you saying that the Greens are not a political rival to Labour? Funny how those convictions only come to light when many politicians don't get what they want....do you honestly think that Cllr McAsh would have defected had he been allowed to lead Southwark council? Absolutely 1000% not.
    • CPR Dave
      Councillor McAsh defects to the Greens

      By CPR Dave · Posted

      He's not acting according to his convictions though, he's acting entirely according to his own ambition and self interest.  I'd be very concerned if I was a parent of a child in the Primary School he teaches at. His new party advocate teaching primary school children how to use crack cocaine and heroin: https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/21/green-party-says-primary-school-children-should-be-taught-to-take-drugs-safely-27031825/   Anyway, I feel we will finally be well rid of him. I don't believe he will stand in this ward. He will have a much better chance of election in Nunhead and Queens Road.

East Dulwich Forum

Established in 2006, we are an online community discussion forum for people who live, work in and visit SE22.

Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...