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Thanks. The facebook page is a neat idea. The problem in east TN is that the transplants don't know anyone, so they don't know who to ask. They'd have to live in a neighborhood that has other little kids and maybe then get a good recommendation. No one wants to use a stranger, they all want to know the person. If it was me I'd probably use sittercity.
And, despite what you think, so are many high school students. The Red Cross has a really great babysitting course that teaches teens what to do in the event of an emergency, et al. I'd call your local college or high school and see who they might recommend.
A public high school might not be able to supply such information, but you might try a private school. I recall calling a private high school and asking if they had some sort of job board at the school. They did. They put my request for a baby sitter up. We received a call from a wonderful young woman. When she "aged out" her younger sister was available.
A public high school might not be able to supply such information, but you might try a private school. I recall calling a private high school and asking if they had some sort of job board at the school. They did. They put my request for a baby sitter up. We received a call from a wonderful young woman. When she "aged out" her younger sister was available.
A public high school may not supply the information, but they'll more often than not post it up on a bulletin board, just the way your private school does.
I work out of the house and, when my kids were younger, I hired college students from a nearby university. It was great. They'd pick the kids up, get them home, feed them a snack and make sure the homework was done. It was a huge help for me.
We found that most adults who are willing to take on hit or miss work for $5 to $10 an hour usually have something wrong with them. We prefer the college students or high school students. Get one who has demonstrated responsibility (i.e. Honor roll, putting together a charity event or something similar). Even with college students you have to wonder why they do not have a steady job and want to take on occasional baby sitting unless it is a morning or late evening sit when they would not be working.
A lot of people still seem to think it is ok to pay a baby sitter $3 per hour too. You will get what you pay for. If you want a person who sees their time as worth only $3 an hour responsible for the life and well being of your kids - - go for it. Generally I think babysitting is worth At least $10 per hour for one or two kids, more for more.
We found that most adults who are willing to take on hit or miss work for $5 to $10 an hour usually have something wrong with them. We prefer the college students or high school students. Get one who has demonstrated responsibility (i.e. Honor roll, putting together a charity event or something similar). Even with college students you have to wonder why they do not have a steady job and want to take on occasional baby sitting unless it is a morning or late evening sit when they would not be working.
A lot of people still seem to think it is ok to pay a baby sitter $3 per hour too. You will get what you pay for. If you want a person who sees their time as worth only $3 an hour responsible for the life and well being of your kids - - go for it. Generally I think babysitting is worth At least $10 per hour for one or two kids, more for more.
Yeah that boggles me too. On a "mommy" board i'm a member of, someone asked what people pay.. and atleast half the responses were under 10 an hour (most being $3 a kid). Not worth it to me. My friend has an in-home certified daycare and only charges 10/hr for my kiddo. More than worth it to me. But when we used care.com we paid up to 15/hr.
When my kids were little, our local "Y" had a teen job service. If you were looking for a babysitter, you could post with them.
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Yeah that boggles me too. On a "mommy" board i'm a member of, someone asked what people pay.. and atleast half the responses were under 10 an hour (most being $3 a kid). Not worth it to me. My friend has an in-home certified daycare and only charges 10/hr for my kiddo. More than worth it to me. But when we used care.com we paid up to 15/hr.
I am clueless as to going rates these days. People do seem far more willing to pay a teen decent money to mow the lawn than to babysit the kids. The situation of a day care mom is different than occasional babysitting. Most day care moms have more than one kid in their charge, so they don't need to charge as much per hour. $10/hr is a good chunk of many people's paycheck.
When my kids were little, our local "Y" had a teen job service. If you were looking for a babysitter, you could post with them.
I am clueless as to going rates these days. People do seem far more willing to pay a teen decent money to mow the lawn than to babysit the kids. The situation of a day care mom is different than occasional babysitting. Most day care moms have more than one kid in their charge, so they don't need to charge as much per hour. $10/hr is a good chunk of many people's paycheck.
The going rate in my neighborhood for babysitters is $8-$12 per hour for up to two kids and then $3 per each additional kid. The high school kids all generally ask in the $8-$10 range while college students and adults ask in the $10-$12 range. That's based on what I know friends of ours pay. The day's of $5 an hour babysitting are long since over.
The going rate in my neighborhood for babysitters is $8-$12 per hour for up to two kids and then $3 per each additional kid. The high school kids all generally ask in the $8-$10 range while college students and adults ask in the $10-$12 range. That's based on what I know friends of ours pay. The day's of $5 an hour babysitting are long since over.
Oh, I'm sure of that! That's why I said I didn't know the rates these days.
I just had another idea, OP. Does your neighborhood have an email group or newsletter? You could always advertise there. My daughter got a lot of babysitting jobs by announcing her availability that way.
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