What Should I Charge?

[rhondawarren]

I am going to start babysitting in my home and am wondering what I should charge for Full Time, Part Time, Multiple Child Familes and Before/After School. I am in Southern Indiana (Jeffersonville). I want to be affordable but have it worth my time.

For example I have a family wanting me to watch their two daughters. They are 3 and 4. They want me to keep them Mon, Tue, Thur and Fri each week from 6:30am -3:30am. They will have me watch both for the summer and in the fall I will only have the three year old because the 4 year old will be 5 and going to kindergarten. I am really not sure what to charge.

I would be providing all meals.

Any thoughts

[Michael]

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[Abigail]

You should check out your local center pricing on child care fees and look on Craigslist in your area. If you're going to babysit--meaning just for this one family--then I would charge a higher rate because it's one on one.

Did you say the hours right? 6:30 am-3:30 pm......maybe that is what you meant.

[Auntie]

I would suggest calling around to other daycare centers and seeing what they charge for ft and pt. Then maybe go below that rate by 5 or 10 bucks.