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12 hours with three kids, voluntarily? Either you're tougher or crazier than I am.
Minimum wage ($6.55/hr) for 12 hours would be $78.60, but to put up with 3 kids you deserve better than minimum.
Find out what an on-demand childcare service (one where the parents drop off children for a set time without an appointment or with just a hour or so notice) would charge for those three kids. Then undercut that price. I suspect that they'd charge around $200, but you're area might be different in prices.
See if they'll pay $10/hour for the trio. That'll be 50% over minimum wage, but you are watch three kids. Let's them know what the "Stay and Play" charges, which will likely be almost double what you will be.
Obviously, if the "stay and play" charges $150, you'll want to reduce your asking price a bit too, like $9/hour instead. That way you still undercut them. |
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dippi523
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for 12 hurs and 3 kids.
1kid=$5/hr x 12hr= $60x3kids =180 per day but there weatythy so make it $190
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Learly bear
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15 an hour (5 bucks per child) and it should include meals which means you should be able to eat their food (don't over do it) |
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Arya Camlyn Caerelius
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$6.50 per hour |
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Wray G
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3 kids + weekend=$40 a day |
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rsriram_1999
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1 year $10 per hr
3- $8
5 min wage |
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loveaddict <3
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i say nothing less than minimum wage which is $6.55. I would go out on a limb and say at least $15 dollars an hour because of how long you are babysitting and the ages. Really it's what you think is best... |
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Maggie
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probably 10 or so an hour. maybe even more cause they have three kids |
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grandma
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I charge 20 dollars for one child for 9 to 10 hrs. But the child is very good. I would look at how much work will be involved with these children. Looks like allot. There all very small toddlers so you will be keeping busy. Don't short change yourself. |
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BritBrit
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at least 10 dollars an hour |
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Mehdi I
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how much do u charge? |
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BETSEYVILLE925
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AT LEAST 6 an hour, that's minimum wage in most states, tell them it's 2 bucks a kid an hour, that's reasonable |
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Nay Nay
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I would charge $75 a weekend, $50 is not enough, so go
for $65-75 a weekend. You're giving up your weekend for
them to be out, you're giving up basically the
only free time you have. Charge them for your time
and efforts, not to mention the stress you have to
deal with from babysitting those kids!!!
and oh, i forgot, don't try and charge up the ***,
because they'll just call someone else. Just make the
price reasonable. |
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Marlene
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For all the kids together!?, well I would charge $130 per day, (that's a lot of work). If it would be Each kid separate about $10/hr. |
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Tyrell
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5 an hour per kid. |
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Treebeard
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I would charge $100 per day. |
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Jacob D
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For the hours you are working for and the time, ask for at least $115 a day it may seem like a bit much but those are really needy and unindependent ages and hellish hours. Also it is the weekend. |
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Viv
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I'd say $8-10 per hour, depending on your age and level of experience. |
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504
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most families want their babysitter to have a decided rate. my rate for 2 kids an hour is 8 dollars. i would say that the most reasonable amount to charge is 10 dollars an hour. which is a good amount because you will be making 120 dollars a day. remember, you don't want to be too pricey because they can easily call up another sitter who will charge less. good luck! |
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GRANT. Y
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at least 15 bucks an hour |
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Manny
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15-20 dollars. 24 hours every weekend is a long time to spend with kids of those age. your basically giving your weekend up to this family. Although for 20 bucks an house they might expect you to help clean around the house of something. but 480 dollars for a weekend of work isn't bad. |
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Nikki
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At least 10 bucks an hour, plus a once per day fee of 7 for the 1 year old and 4 each for the 3 and 5 year old. Leaving you charging 10 bucks an hour, plus 15 a day for the per-child premium. It's steep, but consider it their "don't overpopulate the earth by having more than 2 children" tax! |
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raja s
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yes |
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