ladylee70
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Posted: 01-06-08 20:47pm
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Yikes. You are still figuring out it by
hourly. My advice would be don't do that.
It should be $25/day whether it be 6 hours
or 9 hours. That is pretty typical across
everyone. Don't get locked into the hourly
mentality if you are going to do this. I
would just charge her a bit extra if she
goes beyond a typical 12 hour a day (I say
typical because most places, home and
daycare centers allow for up to 12 hours).
I would probably charge the extra $4 when
she goes beyond the $12 hours. If I were
in your situation, I may consider charging
her $4 every hour beyond 10 hours but
that's your call.
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Mommy35
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Posted: 01-06-08 20:49pm
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I guess it really depends on how much she
makes an hour and what she feels she can
afford. If she made $9 an hour and worked
a 12 hour block, she would be paying more
than half of her wages for child care.
Would you be watching the baby at night
too? If she were sleeping you probably
wouldn't have to charge $4 an hour, maybe
give her a break during those hours.
Your an honest person, I'm sure you will
do what is right for you both. I bet the
extra money will be great for you.
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 01-06-08 20:51pm
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Daycares here charge 20 a day. Most in
home babysitters charge 2-3 bucks an hour.
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Mommy35
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Posted: 01-06-08 20:52pm
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| ladylee70
wrote: | Yikes. You are still
figuring out it by hourly. My advice would
be don't do that.
It should be $25/day whether it be 6 hours
or 9 hours. That is pretty typical across
everyone. Don't get locked into the hourly
mentality if you are going to do this. I
would just charge her a bit extra if she
goes beyond a typical 12 hour a day (I say
typical because most places, home and
daycare centers allow for up to 12 hours).
I would probably charge the extra $4 when
she goes beyond the $12 hours. If I were
in your situation, I may consider charging
her $4 every hour beyond 10 hours but
that's your
call. |
I think that sounds fair. Charging hourly
always seems like more money than a flat
rate.
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 01-06-08 20:58pm
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wow i guess i am lucky right now cause
when i work night shifts or weekends when
daycare is not open i pay 20 bucks for 8-9
hours for 2 kids.
the daycare i use u cant leave your kids
longer than 10 hours.
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 01-06-08 21:02pm
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My mom charges 10 a day for 8 1/2 hours
and 2 dollars an hour when we do something
other than work. Dr.'s appointments are
always free.
She just started charging January 1st, so
the 1st 14 months were free. No matter
how many kids we have she'll never charge
more than that. It's a locked in rate.
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rasuyoung
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Posted: 01-07-08 01:20am
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The daycare I worked at over the summer
charges $140 a week and they are open from
6 AM - 6 PM. I agree that $7/hr is way too
high. You have to take both your income
and your friend's into account. What do
you think would be fair? I'm way too nice
when it comes to babysitting. A lot of
times, I'll offer to do it for free. Maybe
$4-5 an hour would work out well.
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Sandbox Party
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Posted: 01-07-08 01:44am
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i agree with everyone else.. my mom did
professional babysitting (in home daycare)
before she went back to school to be a
nurse, and she charged $3 per child per
hour.. and that was back in... Late 80's
early 90's? Nowadays its hard to do things
that way with how expensive gas and stuff
is.
I would call local daycares and private in
home babysitters and get quotes from them,
and then quote ur friend a price thats a
bit below the average. Either way shes
getting a deal, plus she knows you and
trusts you to take appropriate care of her
baby.
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OctoberBaby06
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Posted: 01-07-08 08:53am
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Thanks everyone for all of the help! I did
some research & figured out that
people around here charge about $20/day
for an 8 hour shift, but that's not
including meals. So I'm going to charge
her $25/day for 6 hour shifts; $30-35/day
(Still haven't decided which) for 12 hour
shifts; Then give her a half hour after
her shift ends to come pick up Jocelynn
(The plant is only 15-20 minutes away so
that's plenty) & if she's late (Unless
something like bad weather comes up), for
every hour she's late I'll charge an extra
2 bucks. What do you guys think?
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 01-07-08 10:09am
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| AyaMiyaki
wrote: | | How many hours would you be
watching her? I would, at minimum, charge
her minimum wage... which is, what, $7 an
hour? Daycares charge much much more than
that, plus she trusts you. Will she be
providing diapers as
well? |
where do you guys live  ?!? minimum wage is
still $5.15 last time I checked!
(Pennsylvania)
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OctoberBaby06
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Posted: 01-07-08 10:18am
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Nah minimum wage went up from $5.15, I'm
not sure exactly what it is now though
because I don't work. Where this girl will
be working, if she works part time she'll
get around $8.50/hour, if she's full time
it'll be anywhere from $9.50-$14.00.
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 01-07-08 10:18am
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hmm.... musta missed the memo...
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OctoberBaby06
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Posted: 01-07-08 10:23am
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What is the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania?
Minimum wage in Pennsylvania is $6.25 per
hour effective January 1, 2007. The rate
will increase to $7.15 per hour effective
July 1, 2007. Employers with the
equivalent of 10 or less full-time
employees calculated on a 40-hour week can
follow a different rate schedule. Click
here for complete details on
Pennsylvania's new minimum wage
requirements.
*Taken from
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.
asp?a=142&Q=61106
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 01-07-08 10:24am
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wow if i had to pay half of my money i
work each day just to a sitter plus my gas
to get back and forth to work i would not
even bother to get out of bed 
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yellow ribbon
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Location: FL
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Posted: 01-07-08 18:43pm
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me personally, since shes a friend, if she
chose the night shift and al her kid did
was sleep i wouldnt charge her much. of
course you need money but i wouldnt charge
$4/hour for a baby to sleep
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