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?'s on rates

nanny211 11-30-2007, 8:31 PM
Confused [*-)]

Hey Im twelve and am wondering what to charge fo my services. Im a red cross ceritfied babysitter, and I've helped out my aunt in her daycare business and babysat my 11 yr. old cousin, but other wise I havent really babysat. I've changed both types of dipers and am great with all ages, but I am worried that my lack of actual experience will lower my chances of being employeed. Also, I don't know what to ask for, money wise, as you already know. Can y'all help??

~bE a FrUiT lOoP iN a WoRlD oF cHeErIoS!!!

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Mommy2Lots 12-01-2007, 6:51 PM
The fact that you have taken red cross classes is good. Based on your age and experience level, I would say about $5/hr with $1/hr extra per extra child. However, I wouldn't suggest more than two at your age. It could get really stressful beyond a couple kids.

If you haven't actually been alone with any kids yet, I would suggest starting out as a mommy's helper first, charging only a couple dollars per hour. Then, you can get a feel for what you should (and shouldn't) do.

However, it may not need to be very long, since you've helped in a daycare.

Plus, it lets the parent actually see how you are with the kids before they hire you and it gives the kids time to get used to you.

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nanny211 12-01-2007, 6:59 PM
thanks so much. oh, and by the way. i love your screen name, its really clever. where did you get that picture.

~bE a FrUiT lOoP iN a WoRlD oF cHeErIoS!!!

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Mommy2Lots 12-01-2007, 7:24 PM
You're welcome. Thanks for the compliment on my screen name.

I've been babysitting and nannying for years and consider my clients my second kids.
Plus, I have 6 kids, so hence the name "Mommy 2 Lots" LOL

I got the avatar from yahoo avatars. If you don't have a yahoo account, you can go to www.meez.com instead. They have a fun avatar creator. Then, you can save it to your computer. I recommend taking a screenshot or screencapture of it and saving that if you want to use it on here because I tried it the other way and the file was too large. If you need to know how to do that, let me know.

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Mommy2Lots 12-01-2007, 7:26 PM
oops. I just realized you probably have to be thirteen to use either of those. Hmmm. Let me see if I can find another site that you can use. If so, I'll post it here.

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luv2babysit101 12-02-2007, 12:59 PM
heyy... i had basically the same training as the main post person so thanks for your help!!

-hannah